Westgate Labs Pinworm Test Kit
£7.50
Westgate Labs Worm Count Kit Double. The Westgate Labs Worm Count Kit contain everything you need to perform a worm count on your horse; simply take your sample and return it to Westgate Labs with the pre-paid returns envelope.
The Worm Kit contains an easy to read information pack, worming record card, pre-paid pre-addressed returns label for posting back your sample, 2 sample pots and labels, 1 glove and a ticket for the laboratory processing of your sample. Worm egg count kit to test for infection levels of adult, egg laying redworm and roundworm in equines, including horses, ponies, donkeys and mules
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Concern about cases of pinworm (Oxyuris equi) has been on the increase over the last few years. If a pinworm problem is suspected then a worm count is unlikely to show the worm eggs because they are more often laid outside the horse around the anus area. Instead a more reliable sellotape test is used which takes an impression from the skin around the horse’s bottom. This is examined under the microscope to look for the presence of pinworm eggs.
Fortunately pinworm does not cause a problem to the horse’s digestive system and won’t cause internal damage like other worms. However it can cause irritation, sometimes so severe that horses will rub themselves raw around their tail head; this can lead to skin infections and further problems. Use this test on an adhoc basis to help detect a pinworm problem if a horse is itching its tail.
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