Providing a 'faecal worm egg count' as a cost effective, efficient and reliable service to all involved in the equine industry. From single horse/pony owners to the larger stud/agistment yards throughout Australia.
With wormers being one of the highest costs involved with horse ownership and their well being, it pays to know if the worming strategy you are using is not only effective but if the amount of chemicals being absorbed by your horse is necessary. An average horse living to twenty five years and being wormed every 6 weeks is being subjected to two hundred and sixteen doses of chemical wormers.
Using a 'faecal worm egg count' as part of your worming strategy could, not only help you to reduce the cost involved in worming but also help to reduce the amounts of chemicals being given to your horse.
Many horses that are wormed regularly can still be carrying a large worm burden if the system used is unsuitable, even more so nowadays as there is a growing number of cases of worms becoming resistant to some chemical groups of wormers.
A 'reduction test' can help you to establish whether or not your horse is carrying worms with resistance to chemical groups.
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EQUINE INFLUENZA UPDATE
15/03/08
WE ARE NOW ABLE TO ACCEPT SAMPLES FROM ALL STATES
DUE TO CURRENT QUARANTINE REGULATIONS PLEASE CLEARLY MARK YOUR PACKAGING WITH 'EQUINE FAECAL SAMPLE'
(NOT REQUIRED IF IN WA)