We have compiled links to highlight the latest findings on parasites, resistance and new deworming strategies from the leading thinkers in equine parasitology.
It’s Time to Rethink Your Current Deworming Strategy
Routine deworming schedules and common products aren’t appropriate for all situations and may actually cause problems.
Equine Parasites: 6 Tips on Learning to Live With Worms
A nice simple step-by-step look at the problem and solution. The basic idea is that we need to use dewormers far less often and more selectively to preserve their value and, yes, even learn to live with the worms to some degree. Craig R. Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, president of East Tennessee Clinical Research
Bad Bug Basics
A compilation of 12 articles on internal parasites of horses and control programs published in 2004 issues of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care. They have been reproduced in their entirety.
A Changing Paradigm on Deworming: Work smarter, not harder, at preventing anthelmintic resistance.
Dr. Cyprianna Swiderski, a veterinarian at Mississippi State University advocates a targeted deworming strategy. By evaluating horses’ individual worm loads and managing them accordingly, we avoid the over-treatment of less-infected horses that occurs when simply going by the calendar.
