06/12/2024
๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐
๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด
We are very aware that it was once strongly instilled amongst horse owners to give an Equest Pramox to all horses in winter. Unfortunately, we have since realised that this practice is wrong and leads to problems with wormer resistance. ๐ก๐ข๐ช is the time to change and adopt a new approach.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐:
๐ Moxidectin (in Equest and Equest Pramox) is the only drug effective against encysted redworm and should not be overused
๐ Praziquantel (in Equest Pramox) is one of only two drugs effective against tapeworm and so should also not be overused
๐ If worms develop too much resistance to moxidectin and praziquantel, we will struggle to treat severe worm burdens in horses in the future (youngsters will be most affected, before developing a good immunity to worms)
๐ Cases of resistance to both of the above drugs have already been reported
๐ There are no new wormers on the horizon, so we must preserve the efficacy of the few we have
๐ Many horses do not actually have a large encysted redworm burden over winter (e.g. horses between the ages 5-15 with consistently low WECs and good pasture management) and therefore do not require moxidectin
๐ Only around 1 in 4 horses in the UK have a tapeworm burden high enough to need treating, so most do not require praziquantel
๐ Therefore, only a small proportion of horses actually require Equest Pramox. Often, a different wormer is more appropriate, or for low risk horses with a negative tapeworm test, no wormer is required at all
๐ Wormers can have a negative effect on the horse's gut health
๐ Wormers are excreted in faeces, contaminating the environment - these chemicals are toxic to aquatic life and insects, such as dung beetles
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐.
๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
https://canterforhorses.org.uk/horse-owners/
https://www.beva.org.uk/Resources/Medicines/Anthelmintic-Toolkit
