The Role of Deworming in the Healthy Care of Horses
Keywords:
Veterinary, parasite, deworming, helminth, helminthiasis, stronglidosis, strongiliosis, parascaridiosis, echinococcosis, cysticercosis, oncosphere, larva, protoscolex, panafenb, praziquantel, piperazine, febantel, tsestod, nematodeAbstract
This article presents the results of examination of horses for helminthiasis in Ellikkala district. The average incidence of helminth infestation in the examined horses was 6.6%, stronglidiosis -6.6%, and parascaridiosis -20%. The overall infestation with helminths averaged 33.3 percent. “Panafenb”, a 22.2% drug for helminthiasis in horses, was found to be effective when given orally (per os) in the form of granules to horses in the amount of 1.0 g per 34 kg of live weight.