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Tapeworms can be a health concern for horses of any age1 and are common in grazing horses around the country.2 In fact, more than half of the horses in one survey had tapeworms.2 Infection rates were as high as 95 percent in the upper Midwest.2 In southern states, infection rates were as high as 82 percent.3 Read
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DULUTH, Ga. — February 17, 2011 — Deworm all your horses, do it on a frequent and regular schedule, and rotate your product choice through different classes of dewormers. Right? Wrong. Equine parasitologists now advise you to rethink the traditional rotational deworming protocol. Conventional wisdom has changed, and it’s forcing a need to relearn what we’ve assumed to be “fact” about parasite control. The following is a quick fact check for you to use before you deworm again. Read
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DULUTH, Ga. — August 2010 — Bluntly challenging more than four decades of conventional wisdom, Merial today announced a new equine educational campaign urging horse owners to stop arbitrarily utilizing year-round or rotational deworming programs. Instead, horse owners and veterinarians should collaborate to apply the dwindling supply of effective deworming products more strategically – and more effectively. Read
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Once upon a time, it was good advice: Deworm your horses on a regular schedule, using a rotation of different classes of deworming products. It gave you peace of mind that you were decreasing your horse’s risk of colic or other, sometimes deadly, side effects of parasite infection, while helping prevent worm populations from developing resistance that could eventually render products ineffective. But today, equine scientists have some blunt, new advice:
Forget what you’ve been taught. It’s time to rethink rotation.
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Fall parasite control can help break parasite life cycle
DULUTH, Ga. — July 29, 2009 — As
the fall and winter seasons approach and lush, green pastures
turn brown, horse owners may think their horses’ risk
of tapeworm infection decreases. But veterinarians say that’s
not the case. Read
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DULUTH, Ga. — June 10, 2009 — The
national governing body for equestrian sport and a world leader
in animal health are teaming up by adding two leading MERIAL® Brand
Products as official products of the United States Equestrian
Federation (USEF). Read
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Parasite Control Performance Backed By Customer Service
DULUTH, Ga. — March 18, 2009 — Horse
owners can hold their parasite control to a higher standard — their
own approval. Now, all ZIMECTERIN® (ivermectin)
Brand Products are backed by a satisfaction guarantee, helping
to ensure the highest standard of parasite control from some
of the industry’s most trusted products: ZIMECTERIN and
ZIMECTERIN Gold (ivermectin/praziquantel). Read
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