Deworming? A horse stool sample can give critical information about the necessity and the most effective deworming medication.
Though, comparatively speaking, the price of a fecal egg count is similar to the price of a dose of dewormer, skipping the fecal egg count may cost more in the long run.
Though priced similarly, there really is no comparison in the value received for the money invested. A stool sample evaluation gives the owner critical information on how well a worm control program is working.
Giving deworming medication does not provide owners with any assurance that their horses are being protected and may expose their horses to unnecessary medication.
Without testing, there is no way to know:
- whether or not a horse should be dewormed
- if the deworming medication is effective
- With the aid of a fecal egg count, horse owners can make adjustments in their deworming programs to make them more effective in the prevention of parasitic disease.
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Horsemen’s Laboratory owner Dr. John Byrd has extensive experience with racing and breeding horses and maintains Westbrook Boarding Stable. He created Horsemen's Laboratory in 1992 so that horse owners could better evaluate their worm control programs and make informed decisions about deworming their horses.