|
|
VECTIN
TABS |
TELMIN PASTE & GRANULES
|
VECTIN
PASTE |
EQUIMAX
ERAQUELL
TABLETS |
PANACUR EQUINE GUARD |
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Suitable for
Pregnant Mares |
Yes |
Yes
Telmin granules for animals above
200kg |
(SUBJECT
TO VETERINARY OR EXPERT ADVICE) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Suitable for
Lactating Mares (It
is recommended that mares are not wormed until 2 weeks after
giving birth) |
Yes |
Yes
(ONLY AT THE STANDARD DOSE DURING FIRST 4 MONTHS OF PREGNANCY)
Telmin granules for animals above
200kg |
(SUBJECT
TO VETERINARY OR EXPERT ADVICE)
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Suitable for Foals |
From
eight weeks of
age |
Telmin paste From six weeks of age
Telmin granules for animals above
200kg |
From
eight weeks of
age |
From
two weeks
of
age |
From six weeks of
age |
As a general
recommendation mares should be wormed thought out the gestation period
with a final treatment being given 2-4weeks prior to foaling.
Take extra caution
particularly with dosages when worming young stock for the first time if you are not certain about
any previous treatments given or if the treatment you are considering is
the first one administered to the horse. As a general guide foals should
be wormed as soon as they start to graze pastures or pick at the mares
droppings with reference being made to the
suitability for foals with regard to each product used. Again the
worming intervals for foal worming depend on which product is selected
but with foals the manufacture recommended interval will act as good
guide.
As a guide to dosages
a 4 month old thoroughbred will weigh about 180kg whereas a new born
will be about 50kg. At 6 months the weight will be between 200 and 230kg
Tapeworm infestation
is unlikely in foals under two months of age.
If possible try to
graze young horses separately from older horses as the young horses are
likely to have the highest worm burden and therefore will cause the
majority of pasture contamination. Younger horses need to be wormed more
regularly than their older stable mates. Tapeworm burden generally is
worse in young horses between the ages of 6 months to 2 years with the
years of 3 to 15 having much lower infestations and levels rising again
in veteran horses. This situation is very much the same with regard to
roundworms and recent studies have shown that where there is a roundworm
infestation then there is a strong likely hood of a a tapeworm
infestation too. If possible it is a good idea to avoid putting
youngstock on the pastures that have been grazed by last years foals.
