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and certainly an annoyance to the rider. Midges cause sweet itch, mosquitoes
and other flying insects can carry diseases and flies can irritate the eyes and
skin whilst at the same time causing stress for horses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Sweet itch is a ‘disease’ caused by midges as their saliva is their
weapon of choice to soften the horse’s skin to enable them to chew their way
through the outer layers of skin thereby causing inflammation, discomfort and pain.
The horse then has an allergic reaction or suffers hypersensitivity. The midge
saliva contains enzymes and proteins to soften the skin as well as agents that
encourage blood flow and prevent clotting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It is the female midge that lands on the horse and her aim is get her
feed of blood for her eggs to develop fully. This tiny pool of blood is just
under the surface of the skin and is sucked up by the female midges. The
reaction of the horse is to release a defence mechanism from the white blood
cells which is mainly histamine which in turn leads to more itching and
discomfort. Lesions occur around the head, ears, mane and tail, the horse then
can start rubbing and even biting the affected areas which can cause bacterial
infections.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Our UK midge is called Culicoides and is tiny, most no more than 1.5mm
across the wingspan, the females can spend over 15 minutes on their egg laying
and bloodsucking process but on a summers evening a single horse can be bitten
up to a thousand times and each time Culicoides is injecting foreign proteins
from their saliva.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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areas and areas with standing water but even rivers and streams will pose extra
risk to horses. They are also partial to
rotten horse manure and dirty stable bedding so<span class="apple-converted-space"> like so many other issues regarding horse health
cleanliness and bio-security are the first lines of defence. Topical products
which also help in the sweet itch battle are <a href="https://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/killitch-sweet-itch-solution-1lt-p-204.html">Killitch</a>
and <a href="https://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/zitch-250ml-p-130.html">Z-itch</a>
Research has indicated horses fed with omega-3 fatty acids such as <a href="https://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/chia-seeds-for-horses-1kg-p-305.html">Chia
Seeds</a> as omega 3 oils may help control inflammation and feeding herbs such
as <a href="https://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/super-skin-1kg-p-254.html">Super
Skin</a> may have beneficial effects. Dusk and dawn are the periods midges
favour for their annoying endeavours so those times could be when you could physically
protect your horse. Midges are poor fliers so the use of fans is also an option</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #252525;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Almost a third of owners are using the wrong wormer, or one to which there is
widespread resistance, when they treat their horses for encysted small redworm.<br />
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The new findings from the 2016 National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) confirm
that misunderstanding about worming remains commonplace, say experts at animal
health company Zoetis.<br />
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Severe infestations of encysted small redworm larvae can lead to fatal disease.
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Treatment should be regardless of the results of faecal worm egg counts as
these tests do not show the presence of encysted small redworm.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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More than 77% of respondents to this year’s NEHS intended to treat their horse
for encysted small redworm. But of the 89% of respondents who could remember
what they used, only 68% of these actually used an effective product.<br />
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The remaining 32% used <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="wrong0211"></a>a product not indicated to
treat for the encysted larval stages of these parasites or used a product for
which there is widespread evidence of resistance.<br />
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The survey also showed that 68.4% of those who specified how they treated for
encysted small redworm had correctly used moxidectin either as solo therapy or
in combination with praziquantel.<br />
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Just over 5% had used a five-day course of Fenbendazole, a product which is
licensed but for which resistance has been widely documented.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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However, of the remainder, 19% had used ivermectin and 7.5% had used other
products, none of which are licensed or effective against encysted small
redworm.<br />
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Encysted small redworm kills horses every year, particularly young animals or
those with an incorrect worming regime,” said Wendy Talbot, vet at
Zoetis.<br />
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She recommended owners needing more information should speak to their vet or
SQP (suitably qualified person).<br />
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</span><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">References: 1NEHS The National Equine
Health Survey, conducted by the Blue Cross and supported by Zoetis, was
completed by 5635 horse owners and keepers in May 2016, with records returned for
16,751 horses. The survey contained questions on general horse health, care and
management and was validated by Professor Josh Slater of the Royal Veterinary
College. 2Matthews (2008) Equine Veterinary Education, p 552-560.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><i>SH Wetherald E-SQP</i></span></span></div>
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Anthelmintic resistance in horses has been reported since the 1970’s, mainly to the benzimidazole group of drugs. This has led to less use of that drug group which naturally has meant more use of ivermectin based products and more recently Moxedectin based products. The other main group (Pyrantel) is traditionally used for both routine worming but more so for tapeworm treatment and then at twice the double dose. The resistance we have seen in recent years is when treating for Roundworms (nematodes). It is thought that genes for pyrantel/ivermectin resistance are naturally rare in nematodes of equines and therefore resistance should be slow to develop. However, the advent of drugs that do kill the encysted stages (such as moxidectin) is decreasing the worms in “refugia” and thus potentially increasing the likelihood of resistance and how soon that resistance may arrive in the UK horse population As there are no current plans for introducing new classes of anthelmintic (worming) products we have to be vigilant in the correct use of the existing products on the market and to adopt animal health plans that take all circumstances into account including the use of faecal egg counts and strategic worming.</div>
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At the agricultural level work is being done to limit the resistance issue in sheep and cattle and it is from these species that we can learn how resistance develops and how to avoid the situation becoming so significant in the equine population. A new approach is required to ensure that with regard to treatment of our horse’s products remain efficacious to thereby avoiding compromising equine welfare.</div>
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So what can we do to avoid resistance developing?</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Appropriately timed treatments: </strong> Use the advised dosage intervals and note that these intervals differ between active ingredients</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pasture Management: </strong>Minimize pasture contamination by picking up droppings, graze with other species such as sheep or cattle, treat new horses on arrival and quarantine them. Harrow pastures when conditions allow such as during spells of hot dry weather.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Correct Dosing: </strong>It is vital to dose at the correct rate for the weight of your horse the best method is on a weigh bridge but failing that use of industry leading weigh tape or weight estimation formulas are of value. Under dosing is one of the main reasons for the development of resistance and remember we all lie about our weight so if you do estimate the weight think about adding an extra 10% on top of your estimation. If you administer a sub therapeutic level of the drug and thereby expose the worms to the drug, but perhaps not at a sufficient dosage to kill them. Worms that survive treatment may pass on their “immunity” to subsequent generations and those generations will become more adept at surviving chemical treatments with the potential for resistance to develop to that drug.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Use faecal worm egg counts: </strong>Monitor the parasite burden through the warmer months by testing and when you get the results consult an expert on how to read the results and how to decide on a strategy. Most of the worms live within a few susceptible animals so try to identify those animals by a risk assessment of the burden in each horse. This approach can then lead to targeted worming and treating only those animals that actually have a parasite burden. Also consider testing for tapeworm with a saliva antibody test.</div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Consider testing for tapeworm by using saliva samples:</b> This test identifies horses with a low burden, a borderline result or a moderate/high burden, and treatment is recommended for any borderline or moderate/high results. In scientific terms the Tapeworm Test has both high sensitivity and specificity, which is important for correctly identifying horses with tapeworm burdens.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rotate the active ingredients: </strong>The jury is out on this one but there is a consensus that rotation has a role to play on basis of rotating the selected products in the grazing season only or perhaps a 1 or 2 year scheme but changing active ingredient each time you worm could well have the opposite effect and increase resistance as each different generation of parasite get exposed to different drug classes</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Selecting ingredients that actually work</strong>: When you do decide to use a wormer use one that is known to be effective against the particular parasite you are targeting. If you are using products where resistance is suspected check on the efficacy by using a Faecal egg count reduction (<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FECR</strong>)</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Select the right ingredient for the target parasite: </strong>Although many different ingredients treat a broad spectrum of worms and parasites some treat for more specific burdens, some only treat for a single issue such as tapeworm and some treat parasites at different times in the life cycle. Try to understand the main threats and choose a product accordingly.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Understand the life cycle of the parasite: </strong>Different worms have different life cycles which is why we have different approaches with regard to when we actually treat for them rather than a blanket plan of treating at certain times of year. A seasonal approach is fine if these life cycles and previous treatments are factored into the equation. The worms are not in the host for very long as for most of the cycle they are as free living infective larvae on the pasture which is the reason for pasture management as part of the animal health plan.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Understand Refugia: </strong>Refugia could be described as those worms which are not exposed to a drug when treatment is carried out - either because they are on the pasture or because they are in horses that have not been treated The refugia provides a resource of drug susceptible parasites which in a way will dilute those parasites that have built up resistance to certain chemicals. These provide a dilution effect slowing the development of resistance in the worm population. By maintaining a group of parasites that are not exposed or have reduced exposure to an anthelmintic (worming chemical) horse pasture management will be improved.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Develop an Animal Health Plan: </strong>By recording all wormer treatments and egg counts as well as basic individual horse details such as age, weight etc. develop a plan to suit each individual horse.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When in doubt ask:</strong> Worming horses does not have to be complicated but the more we understand the better equipped we are to treat correctly. If your horse has any health problems then the first point of call is your Vet. Also in the UK we are lucky to have over 5000 SQPs who are specially trained and qualified to advise and prescribe anthelmintics (wormers). Many of those are specialists in the equine world and as such undergo continuous professional development in the field of parasitology. They are on hand instore and online to help with advice and hopefully explain why we need a new approach in the field (literately) </div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Now with extensive use of targeted and strategic worming we need to be
even more aware of the danger of mass eruption which often happens in early
spring. This mass emergence can lead to a disease syndrome known as “Larval
cyathostominosis” causing diarrhoea and colic with up to a 50% mortality rate<sup>1</sup>.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the results is adding to the need to understand the importance of treating for
encysted small redworm. These inhibited encysted are the larval stages of the
small redworm. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Encysted small redworm (small strongles/cyathostomes) are the most
common worms found in horses today and may account up to 90% of the redworm
burden in the horse</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><sup><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2</span></sup><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">. </span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">They are also the most pathogenically significant equine parasites</span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><sup><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">3, </span></sup><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">in fact many horses
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Studies have shown that many horse owners are failing to worm with an
effective product for the control of encysted small redworm, often assuming
that the products they were using did treat for encysted small redworm when in
fact they do not. Some owners simply do not treat at all. The most common
reason for not treating for encysted small redworm was that the horse had had a
clear faecal egg count.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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because the larval stages are dormant and buried within the gut wall, even if
the horse has shown a negative or low count it could still be harbouring
several million encysted small redworms</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><sup><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">5</span></sup><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, </span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">a potential fatal
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Encysted small redworm can remain dormant inside a horse for up to 2 years, but
usually develop and emerge from the gut wall all at the same time in the early
spring. It is most important to use a wormer containing moxidectin or a 5 day
fenbendazole course licensed to treat encysted small redworm. It is important
to remember that there is now widespread resistance to fenbendazole in parasite
populations</span><sup><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">4</span></sup><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, </span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">whereas moxidectin has been shown to be effective against benzimidazole
resistant worms. Treating with products that do not specifically treat for
encysted small redworm can increase the risk of larval cyathostominosis<sup>6.</sup></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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includes worming and testing your horse or make sure you enlist the help and
advice of an SQP (Suitably Qualified Person)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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S. et al (1999) Veterinary Parasitology 85, 113-122<br />
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Matthews JB (2008) An update on cyathostomins: Anthelmintic resistance
and worm control. Equine Vet. Education<b> </b>20 552-560</span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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Dowdall S. et al (2002) Veterinary Parasitology 106, 225-242<br />
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R. Reinemeyer and Martin K. Nielsen. Handbook of Equine Parasite
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the competition season is fast approaching you need to know what changes have
been made to the list of the FEI’s prohibited substances. </span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If you are competing under
FEI rules, the active compound in Devils Claw, Harpagoside, has now been moved
on to the FEI controlled medication list for 2016. Riders and owners are
being urged to check all their supplements properly so they don’t find
themselves potentially using prohibited substances without even being
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Healthy and Vetrofen Intense offer a safe (clear to use under FEI rules) and
effective alternative to any Devils Claw products, as well as being amazing
value.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vetrofen Intense contains a completely natural antioxidant blend that
targets both comfort and recovery in all horses. It has been scientifically
formulated to help horses and ponies when they require support in dealing with
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MUD FEVER EFFECTING HORSES</h1>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mud Fever Effecting Horses</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mud Fever is the enemy of horse owners in winter with wet cold conditions and the constant of wetting and drying of the horse’s skin, it’s not long with the infection takes control</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What is Mud Fever?</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Properly called</span> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">pastern dermatitis</strong><span style="color: #222222; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">, is not a single disease but can be seen in differing forms and refers to a whole range of skin reactions to a number of different irritants. Frequently called cracked heels or greasy heels, and is caused by an infectious agent called dermatophilus congolensis, which thrives in muddy wet conditions and can range from a mild skin irritation to very painful infected sores, and can in some cases cause significant swelling with severe lameness</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Infection can stay dormant in the skin, by becoming active when the skin is compromised, usually by prolonged wetting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The condition affects the lower limb, most commonly the back of the pastern. It starts off as matted hair with dry scabby crusts, caused by the infection of inflamed skin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If the skin is injured in anyway or damaged by a cut, wound, bite, harness sore or through prolonged wetting — the balance between host and organism is disturbed. The organism enters the horse’s body through the broken skin, and multiplies in the damp, warm epidermal layers, starting an active infection causing the mud fever</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Causes of mud fever</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;">There are various factors as to what causes mud fever such as:<br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Prolonged damp, wet and then mild conditions<br /></span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Standing deep in mud, water, soiled conditions<br /></span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Some opinions are that actually constantly washing the mud off limbs/legs before and/or after work or after turn out to remove dirt without fully drying them afterwards<br /></span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Even Skin trauma, from rubbing overreach boots or not properly fitted bandages can cause chaffing, such as sand from schools and irritate the skin<br /></span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Generally unhealthy skin<br /></span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Poor immune system, if the horse is unwell and the body cannot fight infection<br /></span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Horses with white limbs (socks) are said to be more prone with the pink skin being more prone</span></div>
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.6px;">Heat, redness, swelling of pain to limbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Drying of the limbs thoroughly is vital to prevention and cure using </span>clean towels, kitchen roll or dry material can be used to blot moisture</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Avoid over washing of the limbs as this can irritate the moisture balance of the skin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Be vigilant as </span>the sooner you spot the first signs of mud fever, the quicker you can take action and so prevent a lengthy, and costly, recovery</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you can limit or stop access to the muddy areas to prevent the horses stood in muddy, wet conditions such as fencing off those areas</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can apply barrier on the limbs to prevent water or moisture getting to the skin<span style="color: #222222; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> but when choosing barriers, </span>Consider topical barrier creams<span style="color: #222222; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span>(usually produced in an oily base) such as tea tree oil, sulphur, MSM, aloe vera, honey with vitamin E, calendula )</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Good products to look out for are Lincoln Muddy Buddy, Keratex Mud Shield Powder, Protoccon there are many external tropical barriers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can buy supplements such as Naf Mud Guard or Global Herbs Mud X to help prevent mud fever</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once your horse has mud fever it can be a nightmare trying to control it and completely get rid of the mud fever but there are options to consider.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can buy supplements to put in your horses fed such as Global Herbs Mud X that will help fight the infection internally</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Echinacea is a good natural herb to help strengthen the immune system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Marigold (Calendula) is also a good natural herb with its blood cleansing properties</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bandaging the affected limbs can be a good way of keeping it clean and dry, but only if the skin has been properly prepared beforehand, and the correct bandaging technique is used. Bandaging that’s too tight or has moisture trapped underneath can encourage an infection to flare up again, so do only bandage if you feel can be done correctly</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Washing the legs off with anti-bacterial washes such as hi bi scrub to remove the scabs/crusts of the mud fever and thoroughly drying before apply antiseptic creams, The scabs may form again quickly so initially the legs must be washed and treated daily, as once a horse has suffered with mud fever it is not unusual for them to have repeated attacks so prevention is better than the cure</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once the infection has been eradicated it is imperative to keep on protecting the area until the new skin and hair has formed so that re infection does not start again</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In extreme cases of mud fever if the bacteria does penetrate deep into the skin, the leg may become swollen and a course of antibiotics may possibly be required from the vet</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If any doubt at all about your horses health then consult your Vet</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Below is a list of the products that are available to help with Mud Fever on our website</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">V<a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/vetericyn-liquid-spray-500ml-p-259.html">etericyn Liquid Spray</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/derma-gel-p-41.html" style="color: #262424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Derma Gel</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/cotton-wool-350gm-p-105.html" style="color: #262424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cotton Wool</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/gold-label-leg-guard-5ltr-p-323.html" style="color: #262424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Gold Label Leg Guard</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Internal Supplements</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/marigold-flowers-calendula-1kg-p-235.html" style="color: #262424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Marigold Flowers Calendula</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/echinacea-600gm-p-158.html" style="color: #262424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Echinacea</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/global-herbs-mud-x-1kg-p-322.html" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Global Herbs Mud X</a></span></span></span></span></div>
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Probiotics are a live microbial feed supplement which can benefit the horse by enhancing and improving the microbial balance within the horses gut, resulting in the improved maintenance of good health and condition. A multi-strain will also promote the efficient digestion of food leading to reduced feed costs and enhance the body's defence mechanism to disease.</div>
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· Promote efficient digestion and reduce feed bills.</div>
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· Protect against gastric problems caused by pathogenic bacteria.</div>
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· Protect against the effects of stressful situations such as travel, competition, racing, change of environment, illness, weaning etc.</div>
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· Reduce unwanted side-effects from antibiotics.</div>
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· Keep the immune system boosted.</div>
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· Increase milk production from lactating mares and increase early growth in foals.</div>
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The horses digestive system has evolved to process large quantities of high fibre forage on an almost continuous basis. Due to the requirements of competition and modern management the horse has to utilise high energy diets. In order to break this down to digestible products it relies on the assistance of billions of beneficial micro-organisms which live in the gut. These micro-organisms produce enzymes that convert food into its basic constituents which can be readily absorbed through the horses gut wall. A probiotic presentation should comprise up to seven strains of naturally occurring micro-organisms including yeasts. These have been chosen to survive the acidity of the stomach and for their ability to multiply rapidly, colonise the gut and replace microflora which has been removed through illness or stress. Probiotics promote efficient digestion and ensures optimum use of the horses feed. Use of a probiotic has been shown to increase digestibility of essential minerals such as calcium and zinc. Elements of the microflora are responsible for the production and bioavailability of B group vitamins.</div>
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The delicate balance of microflora within the gut can easily be disturbed by stresses such as competition, travel and changes in diet. This will reduce the efficiency of the digestive system and may result in problems such as scouring or invasion by unfavourable bacteria. The feeding of PROBIOTICS ensures that, whenever the balance of the gut might be disturbed, friendly bacteria are available to recolonise available spaces and restart the sequence of events which will lead to a re-establishment of a stable and beneficial microflora.</div>
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Illness, antibiotic therapy and worming, can cause a disruption of the gut microflora which may lead to scouring and invasion of the gut by pathogens*. Some of the organisms present in probiotics produce natural anti-microbial products capable of inhibiting the reproduction of invading bacteria. Colonisation of the gut by probiotic bacteria can exclude potential pathogenic bacteria through competition for space and nutrients.</div>
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Bacteria present in probiotics can stimulate the horses immune system through the production of immunoglobins and cells (phagocytes) whose role is to destroy invading pathogens*. (* Pathogen - any agent that may cause disease)</div>
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A stimulated immune system coupled with the increased production of interferon may protect against some viral infections which could strike performance horses.</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Pregnant and lactating mares have been shown to benefit from the feeding of probiotics. Improvement in the quality and quantity of milk can increase the early growth of foals. New born foals can be inoculated with a beneficial micro-flora through the use of a probiotic and the incidence of scouring in foals may be reduced.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> </div>
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The maintenance of a healthy micro-flora in the horses gut will improve general health, appearance, performance and temperament. Efficient hind gut fermentation can help reduce the incidence of laminitis, azotoria, colics and other digestive disturbances.</div>
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perfoliata, Anoplocephala magna & Anoplocephaloides mamillana)<span style="color: green;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Tapeworms are an important and potentially very damaging
parasite affecting the horse. They preferentially attach themselves to the
junction of the small and large intestine the ileocaecal junction. Here, they
can cause bowel irritation, intussusception (where one part of the intestine
telescopes into another), rupture, or twisting of the intestine.<br />
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It is thought that tapeworm may be responsible for up to 20% of surgical
colics. Tapeworms are present, to a greater or lesser extent, in the majority
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Parts of the country with acidic soils (for example, heath land), which favour
the survival of the intermediate host of the tapeworm (the forage or oribatid
mite), tend to have the highest level of infection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Tapeworms in horses are generally much shorter than dog or cat tapeworms,
they are flat, triangular and relatively short being approximately 8 cm
long by about 1.5 cm wide. Segments can detach it is it is these segments that
may on rare occasion be spotted by horse owners. However the equine tapeworm
grow up to 20cm long, white in colour. Rarer species can be up to 80cm long.
They live in huge numbers attached to the gut wall at a natural narrowing of
the gut (the ileocaecal junction).<br />
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Recent
studies have shown that far from being a seasonal problem, tapeworm infection
occurs all year round. The lifecycle of the tapeworm starts when the adult worm
sheds fertilised eggs within the horses’ droppings. These are eaten by an
intermediate host called the forage mite. This mite is then eaten by the horse,
along with hay or grass, and over the next few months, adult tapeworms develop
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.7pt;">The
forage mite not only lives on pasture, but also survives perfectly well in hay
and on bedding so there is no real seasonality to tapeworm infestation however
most infestations are picked up after prolonged periods at grass. Therefore
early autumn and spring are prime times for tapeworm infections to be managed.
Tapeworm infestation cannot be</span><span style="color: #464646; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 11.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.7pt;">diagnosed by </span><span style="color: #464646; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 11.7pt;"><a href="http://www.fwec.co.uk/home.html">faecal examination</a>,
</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.7pt;">so incorporating wormers that are effective against tapeworm in
your overall worming and animal health </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 15.6px;">planning</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.7pt;"> schedule alongside other tools such as</span></span><span style="color: #464646; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 11.7pt;"> <a href="http://www.fwec.co.uk/tapewormer-kits.html">saliva tests</a> </span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.7pt;">and
good pasture management are essential.<br />
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.7pt;">If </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 15.6px;">treatment</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.7pt;"> is required then Pyrantel
based products should be used at twice the standard dose. Combination wormers containing Praziquantel are effective in treating tape worm or if only the tape
worm burden itself is to be tackled then products containing only Praziquantel
are available.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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A low level of worm infection can lead to weight loss, poor performance, illness in horses and general off colour behaviour. More seriously worms are one of the most common causes of colic. Studies have shown that the occurrence of general spasmodic colic in horses significantly reduces when an effective worming programme is in operation.<span style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Depending on the degree of pain the horse is suffering the signs of colic will vary. These signs differ from agitated or quiet and ill behaviour to thrashing and violent rolling. Horses most commonly look and kick at their abdomen, constantly lie down and get up and have a tendency to roll and paw the ground. Sometimes they will sweat in small areas of the body and sometimes this sweating is all over the body.</span></div>
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Large Redworms</div>
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After ingestion, the larval stages of this worm live in the artery walls that supply the horse’s intestine causing inflammation and interfering with the intestinal blood supply to the horse’s intestine. Blood clots may form and if they break of can completely block smaller arteries which can lead to gangrene. Large redworm damage impairs digestion and can cause spouts of spasmodic colic. In severe cases, if the horse is to have any chance of survival, the damaged intestine may need to be removed surgically.</div>
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Small Redworms</div>
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Adult small redworms plug feed on intestinal tissue. Large numbers can cause harm to the gut wall and cause cases of spasmodic colic. It is thought that a third of all cases of spasmodic colic are caused by small redworm particularly in young horses.</div>
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Encysted small redworms are larval stages of the small redworms that tunnel into the gut wall and encyst (hibernate) usually over the autumn/winter period. If in the late winter/early spring millions of these encysted emerge en masse they can damage the gut wall and cause colic, diarrhoea and weight lose. This occurrence is known as ‘larval cyathostonminsis’.</div>
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Large Roundworms</div>
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These worms usually only effect young horses and are called large roundworms as they can up to 40cm in length. Due to the sheer size of these worms, they can easily block the intestine of a small foal and cause impaction and intestinal rupture. This condition can be fatal and may require surgery.</div>
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Studies have shown that the higher the infection the more likely the horse is to suffer from colic. Adult tapeworms tend to gather around the narrow junction between the small and large intestine. The presence of tapeworms can block the passage of food from the ileum into the caecum and cause an impaction, which may require surgical attention. Also, attachment of the tapeworms to his junction can irritate the intestine leading to spasmodic colic.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Flies
– why should your horse put up with them?<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Flies
are not only a major irritation to horses, causing them to become stressed and
uncomfortable during the warmer weather but they also increase the risk of the
spread of disease. ‘A good fly control programme is highly advisable during the
summer, to help keep your horse happy and healthy’, says Zoetis vet Wendy
Talbot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ectoparasite
is the term used to describe parasites that affect animals externally, and horses
are prone to attack from many species, including house flies, horse flies,
black flies, blow flies, bot flies, mosquitoes, midges, lice, ticks and mites.
They can cause dermatitis, pruritic (itchy) conditions, lumps and skin lesions.
They can also cause conjunctivitis, headshaking contamination of wounds and
have the potential to spread other diseases. Biting midges, <i>Cullicoides </i>spp<i>.</i> can be a
particular bugbear as they are the cause of sweet itch. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mosquitoes are also well known biting pests. Over 30
species have been recorded in the UK, including those with the potential to
spread diseases such as West Nile Virus, a fatal disease that is luckily not
found in the UK at present.<sup>1,2 </sup></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Flies
may also carry other parasites that can infect the horse such as <i>Habronema</i> spp. and <i>Onchocerca cervicalis</i>, which can affect the skin and in extreme
cases the eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Knowing the type of fly that is causing a problem can
be useful in deciding how best to control it. In general most flies thrive and
breed in warm, moist conditions such as on dung, rotting bedding or spilt feed
material. From these unsavoury places they can spread bacteria to the horse,
especially to vulnerable areas such as the eye and wounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The most effective way to control flies is with a
double-pronged approach of good management and a proven fly repellent or
insecticide. Frequent removal of droppings from the pasture and stable will
reduce fly breeding grounds, while keeping the muck heap well away from stables
and paddocks and keeping stables meticulously clean will reduce the risk of
flies bothering the horse. Fly rugs and facemasks are essential for many horses
in the summer and applying a fly repellent or insecticide to the rug can make
it even more effective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As an owner it can be very difficult to choose which
fly product will work best for you. A repellent aims to make the horse less
attractive to the fly. An insecticide aims to kill the fly as soon as possible
after contact with no biting needed and can remain effective for up to four
weeks against some ectoparasites. For maximum effectiveness treatment should be
started before the fly season has begun, to control breeding, and continued at
regular intervals throughout the season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The fact that insecticides have a medicinal function
by killing the insects, means they require a licence from the Veterinary
Medicines Directorate, to ensure their responsible, safe and effective use. Speak
to your vet or SQP about the most effective prescription insecticide available
for your horse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“We would never put up with fly infestations so why
should our horses?” said Wendy Talbot. “If one product does not seem to work
well for your horse, consider a different formulation or ingredient. With a
repellent ensure that it has an HSE number or that it has been authorised by
the UK.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Speak to your vet or SQP to find out more. Use
medicines responsibly </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.noah.co.uk/responsible"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.noah.co.uk/responsible</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153974157891076970.post-88024704206595674732015-03-03T07:43:00.003-08:002015-03-03T07:43:55.165-08:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;">The larvae (which are
called microfilariae) live in the tissue under the skin and are ingested by
midges as they feed, they can also congregate in the eye tissue causing
infections. The adult worms live in the tendons and ligaments. They are long
and coiled in shape with the males being around 6cm in length and females being
around 30cm in length. Neck Threadworms
have to depend on an intermediate host, the biting midge - Culicoides spp.
(Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to
get to the horse. The neck threadworm microfilariae live just under the horse's
skin and wait to be ingested up by a visiting midge. Once inside the midge they
develop to the infective larvae L3 stage within 24-25 days. When the midge
bites another horse the neck threadworms the larvae migrate to the ligaments in
the neck and also to the flexor tendons and suspensory ligaments particular the
forelegs.</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;">Symptoms include: Sores along the topline, along the stomach, sores,
irritation and swelling around the eyes. <br />
Uveitis - This occurs when there are large quantities of dead microfilariae in
the eye which causes the dead to give off large amounts of antigens which cause
inflammation in the eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;">A constant water stream out of the eye or eyes often along with a white
or yellow mucous in the eye on a regular basis. <br />
Hair loss around the head and neck area. <br />
Swelling around Ligaments. <br />
Swelling around tendons.<br />
Lameness. <br />
Lumps under the horses skin on the ligaments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;">Blindness can occur if the infection around the eye is severe or if
treatment is delayed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;">Dead microfilaria are often more itchy than live ones, so horses may
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Neck threadworm is one of the few parasites of horses that involve an
intermediate host in this case that host is the midge so in theory this should
not be such an issue in the colder months nor in general in colder climates
such as the UK. I personally have yet to hear of a confirmed diagnosis in the UK but climates change and issues can go </span><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px;">unnoticed</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> or </span><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px;">unconfirmed</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. </span></span></div>
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larvae production, adult development and subsequent larvae production completes
the cycle but for the problem to persist midges must be present. With that in mind and regarding the
general issues caused by biting
midges in the UK perhaps early applications of something like Z
Itch (</span></span><a href="http://shop.wormers-direct.co.uk/zitch-250ml-p-130.html"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">http://shop.wormers-direct.co.uk/zitch-250ml-p-130.html</span></a><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;">) may be a good idea before the midge season
and then throughout the warmer months.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">February 2015<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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May 2012) of horse owners showed that nearly half were not worming their horses
correctly when it came to treating encysted small redworm. Now in 2015 and with
extensive use of targeted and strategic worming we need to be even more aware
of the danger of mass eruption which often happens in early spring. This mass
emergence can lead to a disease syndrome known as “Larval cyathostominosis”
causing diarrhoea and colic with up to a 50% mortality rate</span><sup><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1</span></sup><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">.</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Worm Egg Counts) and how to interpret the results is adding to the need to
understand the importance of treating for encysted small redworm. These
inhibited encysted are the larval stages of the small redworm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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owners are failing to worm with an effective product for the control of
encysted small redworm, often assuming that the products they were using did
treat for encysted small redworm when in fact they do not. Some owners simply
do not treat at all. The most common reason for not treating for encysted small
redworm was that the horse had had a clear faecal egg count.</span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in a standard faecal worm egg count because the larval stages are dormant and
buried within the gut wall, even if the horse has shown a negative or low count
it could still be harbouring several million encysted small redworms</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><sup><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">5</span></sup><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, </span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">a potential fatal health risk to the horse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Encysted small redworm can remain dormant inside a horse for up to 2 years, but
usually develop and emerge from the gut wall all at the same time in the early
spring. It is most important to use a wormer containing moxidectin or a 5 day
fenbendazole course licensed to treat encysted small redworm. It is important
to remember that there is now widespread resistance to fenbendazole in parasite
populations</span><sup><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">4</span></sup><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, </span><span style="color: #2a221a; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">whereas moxidectin has been shown to be effective against benzimidazole
resistant worms. Treating with products that do not specifically treat for
encysted small redworm can increase the risk of larval cyathostominosis</span><sup><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">6.<o:p></o:p></span></sup></div>
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(2008) An update on cyathostomins: Anthelmintic resistance and worm
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153974157891076970.post-74052148616491205872015-01-28T07:37:00.000-08:002015-01-28T07:37:02.287-08:00The threat of large round worms in horses<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">Large roundworm also known as ascarids are very long worms up to 40cm when mature and produce large numbers of tough coated adhesive eggs which can survive for several years and can stick any surrounding environment. The mature worms are white in colour and much thicker than other equine worms. The eggs can stick to the coat and udders of the mare and </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="evenBOTS" style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">even</a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #505050; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;"> to the walls and stable floors. The eggs have very thick shells and therefore can survive on pastures over the winter months and perhaps for many years .These eggs then develop into larvae (young worms) which migrate through the liver and lungs and eventually coughed up then to be ingested and subsequently maturing to egg laying adults in small intestine. This complex lifestyle creates great potential for disease can retard growth and development. Respiratory obstruction is common as a result of the presence of larval stages in the lungs. Intestinal blockage and impaction colic is also common in foals due to the sheer physical size of the adult worms. Their presence in the gut can block the passage of food material as well as leading to nutritional deficiencies. A heavy burden of mature worms in the intestine may well give the classic signs of ill thrift, a pot bellied appearance and or sluggishness. Such a burden has the potential for fatal colic.</span></span></span><br />
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better a weigh bridge. Correct dosing is important, if you under dose your
horse the product will not work efficiently and could lead to resistance.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
you administer a sub therapeutic level of the drug and thereby expose the worms
to the drug, but perhaps not at a sufficient dosage to kill them. Worms that survive
treatment may pass on their “immunity” to subsequent generations and those
generations will become more adept at surviving chemical treatments with the
potential for resistance to develop to that drug.<br />
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are brands on the market that now that treat up to 700kg in a single syringe
and now some available in tablet form with each pack treating up to 800kg. These
larger syringes and tubes give that little bit extra to play with when dosing. Many
popular brands only treat up to 600kg of bodyweight so you may need to take
care when working out the doses required with many horses needing more than one
syringe.<br />
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you estimate the weight of your horse remember we all lie about our weight so
if in doubt, when estimating the weight err on the generous side. Although a
slight overdose of wormer is unlikely to have harmful effects, as with all
drugs, it is important to dose accurately and in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tapeworms in Horses<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Tapeworms belong to a group of parasites
known as cestodes (or flatworms)</span><span lang="EN-US">. Three
species of tapeworms affect horses in the UK, the most common of which is <i>Anoplocephala perfoliata</i> (1). Tapeworms
are short and flat in appearance, growing up to 8cm long and 1.5 cm wide. They consist of a small round head which
attaches the worm to the wall of the gut, and a body formed of a chain of egg
containing segments known as proglottids.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cycle</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Adult
tapeworms release egg-containing body segments into the host horse’s
intestine. These are passed in the
faeces and disintegrate, releasing large numbers of eggs into the
environment. Eggs are eaten by tiny
forage (oribatid) mites, which can be present in very large numbers on pastures. Over a period of approximately two to four
months, these eggs develop within the mite into an infective intermediate stage
of the tapeworm. As the horses graze,
they will inevitably ingest the mites, releasing the infective stage of the
worm into the intestines. The immature
worm migrates to the ileo-caecal junction (the join between the small and large
intestines). Here it develops into the
adult form which, after one to two months, starts to produce egg filled
segments, continuing the life cycle. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Effects
of tapeworm infestation</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For many
years tapeworms were considered to be harmless to the host horse. The arrival of more reliable methods for (a):
identifying horses infected with tapeworm, and (b) determining severity of
parasite burden (see diagnosis below) has changed this perception of tapeworm
infections. In a study of UK horses,
researchers discovered that infection with the most common species of tapeworm,
<i>Anoplocephala</i> <i>perfoliata,</i> increases the risk of two types of colic-spasmodic colic
and ileal impaction colic. It also demonstrated that the heavier the tapeworm
burden, the higher the risk of these types of colic.<sup>1 </sup> Although the level of risk should be kept in
perspective, effectively minimising
tapeworm burden should decrease the risk of tapeworm associated colic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diagnosis:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diagnosing tapeworm
infection can be tricky in horses. Clinical signs are not a reliable indicator,
as horses can have tapeworm burdens and appear clinically healthy. Unfortunately, counting tapeworm eggs in a
faecal worm egg count (FWEC) is also unreliable, as the eggs are encased in the
tapeworm segment, rather than being distributed evenly throughout the
droppings. Also, egg filled tapeworm
segments are only shed intermittently.
As a result, a negative result on a FWEC does not necessarily mean a
horse is free of tapeworm. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fortunately
we can use a blood sample to test for levels of tapeworm infection- a method
known as the tapeworm antibody test. A horse that has a tapeworm infection will
produce antibodies to the tapeworm, which can be detected in the blood. Instead of giving the exact number of
tapeworms, the test indicates the intensity of infection - the level of
antibodies indicates whether the burden is low, medium or high.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the
blood test is useful for assessing whether your horse has been infected with
tapeworms in the past, it is not a reliable indicator of response to treatment.
This is because it takes at least 16 weeks for the antibody levels to return to
normal after the worms have been killed (2).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Controlling tapeworm<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As well as
the appropriate use of worming treatments (see below), it is important to
manage pastures carefully to minimize the parasite burden that horses are
exposed to. The aim is to prevent contact with faecally contaminated pasture or
feed. This could be achieved by regular
removal of faeces from pasture, prevention of over-stocking, resting heavily
grazed pasture and rotating pasture with other species-eg sheep or cows. There
are two different approaches to tackling tapeworm. Treatment can be targeted,
following a blood test, or administered within an annual worming program. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With
targeted treatment, a decision is made on (a): whether to treat, and (b): with
what product. This is based on the horse’s worming history alongside combined
FWEC and blood test results. Targeted treatment identifies horses which are at
risk of high levels of worm infection. This helps to ensure that the most
appropriate wormers are only used when necessary, thus reducing the risk of
worms becoming resistant to treatment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Using this
method, horses are blood-tested for tapeworms once a year. Those with a high
burden are treated after the test and then again six months later. The blood
sample is then repeated the following year. New horses entering the yard should
have a blood test and a FWEC to determine whether worming is required, or be
routinely treated for both tapeworms and roundworms and stabled for 48 hours,
before they are turned out with others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also new to
the market is a DNA saliva test which has been developed to work like a blood
test but in fact uses a simple saliva swab. For more information </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/equisal-tapeworm-test-kit-p-286.html"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/equisal-tapeworm-test-kit-p-286.html</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In some
yards, targeted worming may not be suitable or practical. In these instances,
all grazing horses should be treated for tapeworms at least once yearly, and
every six months in high-risk animals or those shown to have high levels of
infection<sup>1</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is
little evidence of infection being linked to seasonality, so timing of tapeworm
treatment is not critical. As risk is higher after prolonged periods of
grazing, horses are often treated at the end of a summer out at grass. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It is
important to be aware that not all wormers kill tapeworms. The parasites can
mainly be treated with one of two drugs — praziquantel or pyrantel. Fortunately both drugs are very effective and
cause death and detachment of the tapeworms from the gut wall.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US"> They are available as single products or in
combination with other drugs that target different types of worms. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In summary,
careful pasture management combined with correct testing and treatment will
ensure that tapeworm is effectively controlled. thus reducing risk of
associated disease.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1. Proudman
C. and Matthews J. Control of intestinal parasites in horses. In Practice (2000) 22: 90 – 97<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Antibody Test, Diagnosteq, University of Liverpool, </span><a href="http://www.liv.ac.uk/diagnosteq/tapeworm_test.htm"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.liv.ac.uk/diagnosteq/tapeworm_test.htm</span></a><span lang="EN-US">.
Page retrieved 4<sup>th</sup> April 2014.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153974157891076970.post-79276840621356878602014-04-12T02:15:00.000-07:002014-04-12T02:15:34.307-07:00Equine Pinworm - an update on how it effects your horse<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinworm (Oxyuris equi) burden is becoming an increasing problem for UK horse
owners. Pinworm is perhaps less harmful then many parasites but more of a
nuisance and an irritant as its life cycle involves laying eggs externally on
the horses anus. Equine Pinworm it is becoming more difficult to eliminate. The
female can grow up to approximately 10cm in length and are white in colour.
They reside in the large intestine and attach themselves to the intestinal wall
to ingest the contents for food.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adults produce eggs approximately 5 months after the initial infection
which are found on the pasture, in faeces, contaminated water fences and walls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eggs are ingested by the horse and L3 larvae are released in the small
intestine, they then migrate to the large intestine to develop into the mucosa
to L4 larvae which then emerge and mature into adults. The female adults then
migrate from the large intestine to the anus where they lay eggs in clumps in a
sticky substance on the skin causing irritation around the anus leading to tail
rubbing. These can be removed on a daily basis by cleansing the area
around the tail, anus and hindquarters with warm diluted disinfectant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2a221a; font-size: 11.5pt;">On occasion the actual female worms can be seen in the process of egg
laying. She can lay up to 60,000 eggs per day. The eggs are laid in a sticky
substance, which is an irritant to the horse</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Pinworm
eggs do not show up very well on regular fecal exams because eggs tend to
remain around the anus rather than being passed in faeces. Sometimes the
female can be physically seen protruding from the anus in the process of laying
her eggs. A skin scrape or sticky tape test in the area around the anus may be
carried out by a vet. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11.5pt;">The most common sign of pinworm infection is
tail itching or rubbing. The itching is caused by the eggs being deposited
around the anus. There are other things that can cause tail rubbing as well, so
an itchy tail does always mean there are pinworms present.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Active ingredients that treat for adult and pinworm larvae are
Moxidectin, Ivermectin, Febendazole and Mebendazole with Pyrantel treating
adults only.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not all brands are licensed so care needs to be taken by checking the
brand’s label.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The life cycle of the pinworm is longer than most
other worms and immature stages of the worm are less sensitive to treatment
which all in all could mean that infestations could take a year to clear up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">It was thought that older horses had a degree
of natural immunity to pinworm, but infections are now being seen regularly in
older horses as well as young.</span> This change has been accompanied by a
shortened time between infection and egg production, and the changing behaviour
of the parasite could be causing a rise in stubborn infections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a221a; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Extra care should be taken in the stable environment to help reduce the
risk of re-contamination from buckets, feed bowls, haynets and rugs etc. Do not
share grooming brushes. A thorough clean with a heavy duty
disinfectant in these areas and most importantly the stable after removing all
bedding which should deposited far away from the contaminated stable immediately
before it can be walked on by other horses or stable staff. Good stable
cleanliness will help and is always a good idea in areas of animal care and
management. Also don’t forget your own clothing as the eggs can attach
themselves to gloves for example and thereby easily transferred to another part
of the stable or other horses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Rothery who is also an E-SQP. and the rest of the team here in Leeds.</span></div>
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An SQP is a category of professionally qualified persons who are entitled to
prescribe and/or supply certain veterinary medicinal products under the
Veterinary Medicines Regulations. It is the duty of an SQP to ensure that the
statutory requirements in respect of the prescription and/or supply of certain
veterinary medicinal products are respected. <br /></span><br />
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further learning with regard to managing animal health planning and helping our
clients to look after their horses and pets and welcome your calls and questions
at any time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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speculations and conflicting advice out in the public domain about worming
horses and we strive to improve our own education in these fields by conducting
regular continual professional development and hopefully collating all the help
and information that is out there ready to pass onto our clients.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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matter how trivial or complicated and we will strive to answer your queries
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the year for 2013</a> and my company trading as wormers-direct.co.uk wholly
owned by myself is Bardsey Mills Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wales with company number 1024711 wormers-direct is a trading name of Bardsey
Mills Limited who are member of the British Equestrian Trade Association
(membership number 775) Our VAT registration number is 169 1690 34 Registered
office at Unit 1E Woodside Trading Estate Low Lane Horsforth
Leeds LS18 5NY<br />
Wormers-direct.co.uk Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with
company number 6081924<br />
Registered office at Unit 1E Woodside Trading Estate Low Lane
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Yet again 2013 is proving
to be another year when equine Pinworm burden is becoming more widely reported
by UK horse owners. Pinworm (Oxyuris equi) is not generally thought to be
harmful as they pass through the intestine but more of a nuisance and an
irritant when the female pinworm lays her eggs around the horse’s anus. The
female can grow up to approximately 10cm in length and are white in colour.
They reside in the large intestine and attach themselves to the intestinal wall
to ingest the contents for food. Adults produce eggs approximately 5 months
after the initial infection. Eggs are laid around the anus and within a few
hours of being laid they develop into embryos and are infective in 4-5
days. On occasion the actual female worms can be seen in the process
of egg laying. Eggs find their way onto the pasture, into water and feed
supplies, on fences, stables and walls and onto grooming kits</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Eggs are ingested by the
horse and L3 larvae are released in the small intestine, they then migrate to
the large intestine to develop into the mucosa to L4 larvae which then emerge
and mature into adults. The female adults then migrate from the large intestine
to the anus where they lay eggs in clumps in a sticky substance on the skin
causing irritation around the anus leading to tail rubbing. These can be
removed on a daily basis by cleansing the area around the tail, anus and
hindquarters with warm diluted disinfectant The pinworm likes to emerge in the
night to lay eggs so cleaning first thing in the morning is best. The recent
prevalence of pinworm burden which be in
some manner due to the different strategies recently introduced involving
worming horses so treating for pinworm needs to be considered when creating a
animal health plan..</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Active ingredients that
treat for adult and pinworm larvae are Moxidectin, Ivermectin, Febendazole and
Mebendazole with Pyrantel treating adults only.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Not all brands are licensed
so care needs to be taken by checking the brand’s label. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Extra care should be taken
in the stable environment to help reduce the risk of re-contamination from
buckets, feed bowls, haynets and rugs etc. A thorough clean with a
disinfectant in these areas and most importantly the stable after removing all
bedding will help and is always a good idea in areas of animal care and
management. Do not share grooming brushes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153974157891076970.post-90918459531012782042012-12-12T05:20:00.000-08:002012-12-12T05:20:44.701-08:00Worming horses to treat for encysted small redworm<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Worming experts at Pfizer Animal Health are alarmed about the results of the National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) May 2012 survey</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A recent survey of horse owners has shown that nearly half are not worming their horses correctly when it comes to treating encysted small redworm. Encysted small redworm (small strongles/cyathostomes) are the most common worms found in horses today and may account up to 90% of the redworm burden in the horse</span><span style="color: #555555; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><sup><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></span></sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">. The recent survey has revealed that treatment for encysted small redworm is only been done by about half of the survey respondents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The survey which was conducted in May 2012 as part of the National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) showed that out of 1095 respondents only 505 had wormed their horse with an effective product for the control of encysted small redworm. The remainder had either used a product that they thought treated encysted small redworm when in fact it did not or they simply did not worm their horse or pony at all. The most common reason for not treating for encysted small redworm was that the horse had had a clear faecal egg count.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Encysted small redworm won’t show up in a standard faecal worm egg count – even if the horse has shown a negative or low count it could still be harbouring several million encysted small redworms</span><span style="color: #555555; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><sup><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></span></sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">, which can present a potentially fatal health risk to the horse” says Wendy Talbot Pfizer’s vet advisor.<br /><br />Encysted small redworm can remain dormant inside a horse for up to 2 years, but usually develop and emerge from the gut wall all at the same time in the early spring. In severe infestations mass emergence can lead to a disease syndrome known as “Larval cyathostominosis” causing diarrhoea and colic with up to a 50% mortality rate<sup><span style="color: #555555;">3</span></sup>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It is most important to use a wormer containing moxidectin or a 5 day fenbendazole course licensed to treat encysted small redworm. It is important to remember that there is now widespread resistance to fenbendazole in parasite populations</span><sup><span style="color: #555555;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></span></sup><span style="color: #555555; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">, </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">whereas moxidectin has been shown to be effective against benzimidazole resistant worms and has a 13 week recommended dosing interval</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">1 Bairden K. et<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;">al</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></i></span>(2001) Veterinary Record 148, 138-141</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">2 Dowdall S. et<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;">al</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></i></span>(2002) Veterinary Parasitology 106, 225-242</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">3 McWilliam H. et<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;">al</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span>(2010) International Journal for Parasitology 40, 265-275</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">4 Matthews JB (2008) An update on cyathostomins: Anthelmintic resistance and worm control.<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Equine Vet. Education</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></span><strong style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;">20</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span>552-560</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153974157891076970.post-47530602641068389442012-08-30T01:57:00.002-07:002012-08-30T01:57:28.335-07:00<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Medicines on the
Internet </span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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text on the VMD’s website regarding the newly introduced Accredited Internet
retailer Scheme. We at <a href="http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/">www.wormers-direct.co.uk</a>
are delighted to be included on that list as we have always strived to maintain
not only a great customer service but one that works within all legislation and
codes of conduct. As we are totally committed to such a course of action we ask
you to bear with us when filling in your order forms for our SQP’s to
scrutinise.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #783f04;">“The Accredited
Internet Retailer Scheme is the VMD's way of facilitating self regulation by UK
based internet retailers selling veterinary medicines. It is a response to
concerns about the increase in the number of internet retailers and the extent
to which they comply with the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR). Whilst
the majority of websites based in the UK are run by qualified professionals,
some sites breach the VMR by selling veterinary medicines:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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pharmacist or Suitably Qualified Person<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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the UK.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The VMD is issuing
internet retailers who have met the accreditation scheme's requirements with a
logo to indicate their accreditation. Internet retailers can then display the
logo on their website. The logo contains a unique number. Customers can confirm
accreditation by clicking on the logo to access the internet retailer database
on the VMD's website.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The VMD's
Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme will help you as an on-line buyer of
veterinary medicines by:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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applied for and has been granted accreditation<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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website and found that it complies with the Accreditation Scheme's
requirements and the Veterinary Medicines Regulations<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: #783f04;">reducing the risk of you buying unauthorised
veterinary medicines<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #783f04;">reducing the risk of you buying inappropriate
or ineffective veterinary medicines for your animals.”</span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>By <a href="http://shop.wormers-direct.co.uk/">clicking here</a> you will be taken to our home page and the
VMD accreditation logo is on the right hand side of the page, click it to view
our individual accreditation</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">There has certainly been an explosion of flea bites and infestations this year mainly due to the weather, wet and mild is meat and drink to fleas, but when you are treating your actual pets don't forget to treat the environment as well.<br /><a href="http://shop.wormers-direct.co.uk/indorex-spray-500ml-p-63.html">View a suitable spray here</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If there is a cat or dog in your house there are most certainly fleas as well. Adult fleas live on pets feeding on the blood, breeding and laying up to 50 eggs per day. The adult egg population represents only about 5% of the total the rest being eggs and developing larvae. Your pets acts as the distributor for these eggs kindly depositing them on their travels to end up in soft furnishings, carpets bedding and also in your car. The larvae like it dark, they are blind and worm like feeding on such things as human skin scales or flea faeces. They remain like this until they pupate. The pupae are the cocoons from which the adult will eventually hatch perhaps triggered by central heating or humidity. Mere vibration from humans and pets sometimes trigger the pupae to hatch into hungry adult fleas looking for a tasty meal of blood in as little as a week. Others not triggered to hatch may lay dormant for up to a year. Adults then lay eggs which develop into larvae then pupae and then the life cycle of the flea is complete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As such a small proportion of the total flea population actually live on your pet it is absolutely vital to treat your home with a household spray. Fleas are not only an irritant to your pets they can cause allergic skin reactions, skin lesions and infection. Also remember that the fleas can transmit tapeworm to your pets.</span></div>
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The lifecycle of
lungworms is different to other nematodes as adults settle in the lungs rather
than the intestine. Eggs are laid then travel up the trachea, are swallowed and
passed out in the faeces. Further development then takes place on the pasture,
infective larvae are swallowed by horses or donkeys to further develop into egg
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It is extremely rare
for lungworm larvae to develop to full maturity in horses as the horse is not a
good host for that particular parasite.
Horses can be infected with lungworm but as they do not mature in to egg
laying larvae in any numbers to sustain a population on the pastures. Exceptions to this in horses can arise in
very young or old horses and seriously depilated horses whose immune systems
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<span lang="EN-US">Up to 70% of donkeys carry lungworms often
showing no clinical signs of infestation and it is in donkeys where the
parasite reaches full maturity. </span>Donkeys do not always develop the symptomatic
cough that is seen in horses but if horses are grazed along side donkeys then
particular care must be taken to treat for lungworms accordingly with
particular attention to foals as they can sustain permanent lung damage if
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Diagnosis can be done
through the actual physical and clinical signs which might be <span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #26241d; font-size: 11.5pt;">moderate
coughing, a slightly increased
respiratory rate or even severe persistent coughing and respiratory distress.
Fecal egg counts can be used to determine lungworm levels but a sedimentation
test is required so at least 3 times the amount of fecal matter needs to be
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which indicates the actual level of worm eggs found. <br />
When you see the symbol</span><span class="trebuchet-main"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="trebuchet-main"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><</span></b></span><span class="trebuchet-main"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span class="trebuchet-main"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">followed by a number such as <200 EPG this means
that the level of worm eggs found is less than 200 per gram.<br />
If the count is less than 200 EPG then it is a</span><span class="trebuchet-main"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="trebuchet-main"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Low</span></b></span><span class="trebuchet-main"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">count and would suggest that your worming measures
are working which would then suggest delaying the next treatment. <br />
If the count is between 200 EPG and 1200 EPG it is a </span><span class="trebuchet-main"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Medium</span></b></span><span class="trebuchet-main"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">count which would
mean that that particular horse needs treatment and perhaps the overall
strategy needs some attention.<br />
If the count is more than 1200 EPG it is a </span><span class="trebuchet-main"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">High</span></b></span><span class="trebuchet-main"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">count that horse
should be treated without haste and the management and worming strategy and
planning will need considerable attention.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Please note the following:<br />
Results cannot show <span style="color: red;">encysted stages of redworm </span>potentially
the most harmful stage of the redworm parasite. Horses can have burdens in the
order of several million encysted larvae yet show a negative or low (<100
epg) FWEC </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Dowdall et al. 2002, Veterinary Parasitology, 106,
225-42).<br />
</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Pinworms</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> are not reliably detected in standard egg counts
because they don't consistently lay eggs as part of their life-cycle and bots
are not identified in FECs either<span style="color: red;"> as Bots</span> will
rarely appear in a dung sample.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It is not a
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Eggs are not shed at
a constant rate and immature parasites don't lay eggs, so a FEC will only ever
provide a snapshot of a horse's adult worm burden at that particular time. FECs
are useful to identify which horses are shedding high numbers of worms but are
not the whole answer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Usually results will say Stronglye eggs. This is
redworm, the most common parasite that affects horses. When you interpret your
results a full risk assessment needs to be undertaken and one could never
specifically say that NO treatment is necessary as there are many factors to be
considered. There are occasions when the results are less than accurate due to
variations with regard to sample taking, seasonal timing and the actual
larvicidal cycle. The age of the animals can also affect the result. Older
animals tend to have greater resistance to internal parasites, so the
correlation between number of parasites and worm egg count is not always as
clear as with younger animals<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is extremely rare for lungworm larvae to develop to full maturity in horses as the horse is not a good host for that particular parasite. Horses can be infected with lungworm but as they do not mature in to egg laying larvae in any numbers to sustain a population on the pastures. Exceptions to this in horses can arise in very young or old horses and seriously depilated horses whose immune systems are impaired.<br />
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