When should I use Equest Pramox?

Give a single application of Equest in Summer and Winter and Equest Pramox in Spring and Autumn. This alternate dosing every 13 weeks will control encysted small redworms, large redworm, bots and tapeworms.

How often should you worm a horse UK?

All horses should be wormed in the late autumn with a combined round/tape wormer to remove bots, tapeworms and any adult roundworms. 4. For many horses once a year worming will be sufficient. Horses identified with higher worm burdens will need to be wormed more frequently.

Which Equest Wormer for spring?

EQUEST PRAMOX
Treatment for tapeworm is recommended every 6 months, in the spring and autumn, as such it is suggested that EQUEST PRAMOX is used during these seasons with EQUEST given in the summer and winter.

What horse wormer should I use in March?

There are two types of wormer that can be used for this, fenbendazole or moxidectin based wormers. Horses only need treating for tapeworm twice a year as the lifecycle takes six months to complete. This should be done in March and September. This can be done using a praziquantel or a pyrantel based wormer.

What should I worm my horse with in March?

What horse wormer should I use in July?

Summer (May-Aug): carry out FEC and worm if necessary with Fenbendazole, Ivermectin or Pyrantel.

What worms does Equest treat?

Equest contains Moxidectin. Equest, which contains Moxidectin, treats a broad range of worms including large and small strongyles (redworm), large roundworm, bots, pinworm and threadworm. Equest Pramox also contains Praziquantel and so is also licensed to treat tapeworms1.

What horse wormer should I use in November?

In February and November it is important that horses are treated for encysted small redworm. This is to prevent mass emergence in the Spring. There are two types of wormer that can be used for this, fenbendazole or moxidectin based wormers.

When should I deworm my horse in the spring?

Here are the basics: You will need to deworm all horses twice yearly (after the first frost and again in the spring) with an ivermectin or moxidectin product to kill large strongyles and bots.

When do I need to worm my horse?

A targeted worming programme and only worming when necessary is better for your horse and reduces the risk of resistance to wormers. The worming programme for individual horses may vary depending on their age, previous worming history and worm burden. A basic targeted worming programme for an adult horse may look like this.

How long to rotate pastures for horse worming?

Sharing pastures with sheep and cows will reduce the number of eggs in the environment – the ruminants are a dead-end for parasites that are specific to equine animals so when they ingest the eggs during grazing, the worms do not develop and so cannot produce more eggs. Rotate pastures and rest them – ideally for for at least three months.

When to give equitape to Year 1 equine?

Year 1 Equest every 13 weeks (or Ivermectin product every 10 weeks) with Equitape given in late April and late September to control Tapeworms (or substitute Equest Praemox but not for foals). NB – Equest not to be used in foals (use Strongid-P for foals)

What’s the best way to treat tapeworm in horses?

Autumn (Sept-Oct): carry out a saliva test for tapeworm. If they get a positive result, target tapeworm with a wormer containing Praziquantel or an elevated dose of Pyrantel. Strongid P (elevated dose, pyrantel) Equest Pramox, Eqvalan Duo , Equimax (single dose, combination wormers containing praziquantel)