tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post5276762276111744580..comments2023-10-16T02:35:42.414-07:00Comments on Acer Farm: Creepy CrawlyJonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-54152932087793464372010-03-19T00:26:12.274-07:002010-03-19T00:26:12.274-07:00I think a fecal egg count is a good place to start...I think a fecal egg count is a good place to start. It will not pick up tape worms or encysted strongyles. Your veterinarian may know when strongyles are likely to emerge in your area.<br /><br />There is a do-it-yourself fecal check, but I don't know how dependable it is. Put each fecal sample and a small amount of water in a glass jar with a lid. Place the jars in a warm place and wait (I don't recall how long) to see if anything hatches.Diannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-37929044651958461602010-03-06T12:42:12.291-08:002010-03-06T12:42:12.291-08:00I usually rotate like this:
2 years of minimal wo...I usually rotate like this:<br /><br />2 years of minimal worming (3x/year using ivermectin - 2x and pyramnel pomaoate) and then a year of 4x/year using 3 different wormers and utilizing the fenbendazole purge (2x dosage for 5 days) etc. <br /><br />Fecal tests do not pick up all worms so I don't rely on them too much...my reasoning behind my worming program is that although Farley is kept at home in a siutation that would lead to minimal worm load (dry lot, only horse, minimal contact with other animals, manure picked up often and removed), she travels alot, has contact with other horses, and spends weekends in pens that have manure from other horses from unknown worming schedules. I feel that we can get away with a minimal worming program most of the time, however occasionally I need to make sure I do something more.<br /><br />My minimal worming program uses ivermectin 2x because the most typical parasite I have to worry aobut here is bots - her legs are always covered with them during the season and it has nothing to do with contact with other horses. Since that is a known factor, I use ivermectin 2x a year (at height of season, and after the first freeze) and use pyrantel poamate for the remaining worming in order to get a different chemical just in case. <br /><br />Sorry this is rambling. Hopefully it makes sense.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.com