LAB Equine

18/03/2025

Every horse needs a worm egg count in spring... - https://mailchi.mp/334d9c11e69a/spring23wormcountdue-10335022

25/02/2025

Worming advice has changed. Good worm control practice starts with using faecal worm counts and tests, only administering a wormer if necessary.

Resistance to wormers
Horse worms are evolving to become resistant to some worming drugs, especially those that have been around for a long time. This means we can no longer rely on keeping horses worm-free purely by giving them wormers.

It’s much better to test first and target the wormers at the infected horses and specific seasonal problems like encysted redworms, bots and pinworm. Using wormers sparingly should also mean that they stay effective for those times when our horses really need them.

Using faecal worm counts and tests
Whether you have a single horse kept on an individual turnout or run a livery yard with mixed turnout a targeted regime can work for you. Redworm, Roundworm & Tapeworm are the biggest pathological threats to horses and the parasites for which you should test regularly.

21/01/2025

Wormer Resistance https://shows.acast.com/horsehour/episodes/nef20-davidrendle-wormresistance - https://mailchi.mp/80ebcaa290ed/spring23wormcountdue-10333662

David Rendle Council Member, British Equine Veterinary Association talks about worm resistance and is it an issue of people or parasites? You can get involved by asking the guest speakers questions, head to https://www.nationalequineforum.co...

14/01/2025

Is your horse's worm egg count due? -

16/12/2024

Royal Mail 1st class delivery is taking over 6 days in many cases. Please can you postpone sending non-urgent worm egg counts to us until Thursday 2nd January so they don't get held up in the system over Christmas and arrive too old to test.

Lab closure Monday 23rd of December - 2nd Jan.

We would like to wish our friends and valued customers a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year!🥳

21/11/2024

Black Friday 50% Off Our Easy Fill Hay Sling - https://mailchi.mp/887b6149e958/spring23wormcountdue-10332177

24/10/2024

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New guidelines on equine worm control have been launched – with the warning: “If horse owners don’t make these changes now, it will be too late.” Cross-sector group CANTER (Controlling Antiparasitic resistance in Equines Responsibly), has published a “crucial” document setting out key pr...

24/10/2024

New guidelines on equine worm control have been launched – with the warning: “If horse owners don’t make these changes now, it will be too late.” Cross-sector group CANTER (Controlling Antiparasitic resistance in Equines Responsibly), has published a “crucial” document setting out key pr...

25/09/2024

Your horse's autumn worm egg count is now due! - https://mailchi.mp/51591aada80e/spring23wormcountdue-10330360 If you last did a worm count in May/June/July your next test is due!!

04/09/2024

Is your horse's autumn worm egg count due? -

12/08/2024

We have moved our testing Laboratory to a new premises. You may still have the old address on your pre-paid envelopes (CT21 5TF). If this is the case, please can you amend the address to:
LAB Equine
28 Hardy Road
Greatstone
Kent
TN28 8SF
Thanks again for your continued support!
Warmest regards,
LAB Equine

Worming your horse ONLY when it's needed...

08/08/2024

Bank August Holiday Week Lab Closure -

18/07/2024

August Holiday Week Lab Closure

NOTICE: Annual Holiday Week Lab Closure
Please be aware of our annual holiday lab closure week commencing Monday 29th of July - 5th of August. Please don’t post your samples after Wednesday 24th July to 5th of August otherwise samples may get held up in the Royal Mail sorting office and become too old to test.

11/06/2024

Don't forget to do your horse's worm egg count! -