StrongidTM P advises on efficient and cost effective worming
| StrongidTM-P advises on efficient and cost-effective worming Pfizer, manufacturer of the tried and trusted wormer StrongidTM-P, is making it a priority to help horse owners to ensure their worming programme is both efficient and cost-effective this year. The company is focussing its brand new, eye-catching Love your horse promotional campaign on simple, straightforward and unbiased educational messages to help ensure the optimum health and wellbeing of horses and ponies in the UK. |
The role of faecal egg counts is also causing confusion. These are becoming increasingly popular, but their valuable role can be misunderstood by the horse owner. Each egg count is purely a ‘snapshot' - worms and horses have a dynamic relationship and tests should be used relatively regularly to create an overall picture for both the individual horse and the yard.
Pfizer is encouraging horse owners to work with their vet, using regular faecal worm egg counts to develop a tailor-made worming programme for each horse, coordinated with an overall worming programme for the yard. The individual variations for each horse will be in the frequency and type of wormer used - many situations will not require the regularity of worming traditionally prescribed which can save owners money in the long term. Couple this with good pasture management to minimise the contamination of grazing and the worming programme will have optimum efficiency.
Ben summarises: "Simplistically, the three key tools for the horse owner to understand are diagnostics, worming and pasture management. If these tools are used in combination with specialist advice then the horse owner will be able to provide a sustainable, reliable and cost-effective worm control strategy for their horse."
Horse owners must remember that a faecal egg count will not identify a tapeworm burden. For this they will need their vet to take a blood sample for a tapeworm antibody test and then treat as appropriate within their programme, using a product such as StrongidTM-P at double the standard dose. | Look out for StrongidTM-P's Love Your Horse campaign this year. It provides reliable, unbiased and easy-to-follow advice on worming including a range of free leaflets, a worming planner and a fully interactive website. For further information call 01737 331333 Option 2, email Strongid-P@pfizer.com or visit the website at: http://www.strongid-p.co.uk/ * Survey conducted by Bayer Animal Health 2007 |
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