Survey: Managers Use Outdated Parasite Control Strategies

A recent survey conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky found a high percentage of Thoroughbred farm managers used rotational deworming without monitoring drug effectiveness.
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Survey: Managers Use Outdated Parasite Control Strategies
A recent survey conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky found a high percentage of Thoroughbred farm managers used rotational deworming without monitoring drug effectiveness. | Photo: The Horse Staff
A recent survey conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky (UK) found a high percentage of Thoroughbred farm managers used rotational deworming without monitoring drug effectiveness.

Martin Nielsen, DVM, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, ACVM, assistant professor at the UK Gluck Equine Research Center, and Jill Stowe, PhD, director of UK Ag Equine Programs and associate professor in agricultural economics, teamed up for the study.

They sent a survey to registered Thoroughbred farm managers in Kentucky to investigate their current approaches for parasite control, awareness of drug-resistant parasites, and possible willingness to change their current approaches. The study’s goal was to understand how experienced farm managers approached parasite control.

The survey showed nearly 70% practiced rotational deworming without monitoring drug efficacy, even though 80% of those surveyed indicated they take veterinarian advice into consideration for constructing their deworming strategies. The survey also found respondents dewormed horses five to seven times per year, depending on the horses’ ages

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