| My friend sent this and I thought I should share it with you all.
This is about horse worms but they are the same as dog,cats and other pets get.
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Kentucky researchers report that roundworms and small strongyles, two common equine intestinal parasites, are developing resistance against most of the
commercially available worming products. What's worse, no new drugs against either of these parasites are forthcoming on the market. "Since drug resistance by small strongyles and roundworms has been increasing since the late 1950s, the purpose of this study was to obtain field data regarding
the efficacy of commercial wormers to obtain more information on the development of drug resistance," explained Eugene Lyons, PhD, from the University
of Kentucky's Gluck Equine Research Center. Drug resistance by small strongyles and roundworms has been increasing since the late 1950s.
Between June 1 and December 20, 2007, foals on five farms located in Central Kentucky were monitored in this field study. Efficacy of fenbendazole, oxibendazole,
pyrantel pamoate, and ivermectin were evaluated by calculating the reduction in the number of foals with roundworm eggs or small strongyle eggs... |
