b'Smart strategies fortargeting a variety of internal parasites in horsesPractical PARASITE ControlCHRIS WHITE, DVM In this article well provide an overview of the common parasites your horse W hat should I use to worm my horse,might face, the drugs best used to treat Doc? Its a question I get on a reg- them, and the current state of anthelmin-thic (dewormer) resistance and deworm-ular basis (and often in a thick Newing protocols.England accent, because I practice in Southern Maine). After a quick explanation thatFecal Egg Counts these medications are called dewormers and dontGone are the days of rotating deworm-er brands. A fecal egg count (FEC) is a worm anything, a discussion follows: What is thesimple, useful tool for evaluating a horses horses turnout? Does he travel? How many horsesparasite load. It involves analyzing a share his pasture? These details are pertinent to solv- horses fecal sample to gauge the number of parasite eggs per gram (epg) of ma-ing the riddle of when to deworm and with what.nure. Veterinarians then use that number 24April 2020The Horse|TheHorse.com'