Using ZIMECTERIN^® Brand Products.

All horses should be included in a regular parasite control program with particular attention paid to mares, foals and yearlings. ZIMECTERIN Brand Products are an excellent option for strategic parasite control. To create a comprehensive deworming plan specifically for your horse, consult your veterinarian.

How to use ZIMECTERIN Gold (ivermectin/praziquantel).

ZIMECTERIN Gold (ivermectin/praziquantel) is safe for adult horses and foals as young as 2 months of age. Each syringe contains enough paste to treat one 1,250-pound horse at the recommended dose rate of 91 mcg ivermectin per pound (200 mcg/kg) body weight and 454 mcg praziquantel per pound (1 mg/kg) body weight. Each weight marking on the syringe plunger delivers enough paste to treat 250 pounds of body weight.¹

ZIMECTERIN Gold treats and controls:¹

Tapeworms (Anoplocephala perfoliata)
Small strongyles
Large strongyles
Bots
• Oral and gastric stages
• Gasterophilus spp. — 1st instar
• Gasterophilus intestinalis — 2nd instar
• Gasterophilus intestinalis — 3rd instar
• Gasterophilus nasalis — 2nd instar
• Gasterophilus nasalis — 3rd instar
Ascarids (roundworms)
Pinworms
Summer sores
Lungworms
Hairworms
Large-mouth stomach worms
Neck threadworms
Intestinal threadworms

How to use ZIMECTERIN.

Foals can be treated initially with ZIMECTERIN (ivermectin) at 6 to 8 weeks of age. Repeat routine treatment as appropriate. Each syringe contains sufficient paste to treat one 1,250-pound horse at the recommended dose rate of 91 mcg ivermectin per pound (200 mcg/kg) body weight. Each weight marking on the syringe plunger delivers enough paste to treat 250 pounds of body weight.²

 

¹Based on data provided on the ZIMECTERIN Gold label.

²Based on data provided on the ZIMECTERIN label.