If you're sending samples soon, be aware of potential post disruption due to the May Day and end of May Bank Holiday weekends. The lab and office will be closed on Monday 6th and 27th of May.
If you're sending samples soon, please be aware of post disruption due to the two bank holidays. Please don’t post your samples after Monday 25th March to ensure you receive your results before the Easter weekend.
Have you got parasite control covered this season? Spring worm control is time to: 🌷 worm egg count for redworm and ascarids 🌷 EquiSal test for tapeworm if you haven't in the last six months 🌷 Look out for signs of pinworm 🌷 Plan carefully for any foaling mares
Westgate Labs celebrate 25 years of improving the way horses are wormed. Postal worm egg count specialists, Westgate Labs, was started by husband-and-wife duo David and Gillian Booth back in 199. The tiny business set out with a huge mission to improve the knowledge and practice of horse worming in the UK, from their farm in Northumberland.
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"We are delighted to come on board as sponsors to support the fantastic work of the BGA. Grooms are such an integral but often vulnerable part of the workforce on the frontline of horse care and deserve recognition and representation for the invaluable services they provide.
There is one dangerous parasitic stage of the small redworm that we need to be particularly aware of at this time of year as it can have fatal consequences. Winter is the season to consider how we tackle the possibility of encysted redworm. This means either blood testing or treating with an appropriate wormer.
Over the Christmas Holidays our lab and office will be operating a reduced hours service but we’ll test all samples, report results and send any shop orders each day there is a post. We'll be back to our normal hours from Tuesday 2nd January 2024.
We were overjoyed to take home two trophies from the National SQP Awards 2023, winning Online Retailer of the Year and Marketing Director Claire Shand named Equine SQP of the Year (Suitably Qualified Person) at a glittering event in London on Friday 10 November. Read the press release here!