The equine parasitologist, in a review of scientific literature covering equine tapeworms published in Equine Veterinary Education, noted the commercial availability of several enzyme-linked ...

S. New data show tapeworm prevalence on West Coast farms as 17.3% in California, 36.5% in Oregon, and 25.3% in Washington. A 2003 study in equine parasitology by Dr. Craig Reinemeyer of East ...

The horse world has been aware of drug resistance to intestinal parasites for decades, but it has been primarily relegated to three types: ascarids, pinworms, and small strongyles. The Horse ...

Kerbyson told The Horse that fecal albumin is an indicator ... as we are keen to test horses with much higher burdens of parasites—something which is difficult to find in most well-managed ...

Already the team has uncovered what may turn out to be a horse tapeworm egg from the manure, Chris Allen tells Ball. “There is even the possibility of finding an elephant tapeworm egg,” he says.

In episode 5 of “The Parasite Journey of the Horse”, equine parasitologist Martin Nielsen takes a “complete shift of gears” and checks out flatworms or tapeworms. These nasties look ...

However, it is also important to monitor this burden and treat horses that have above recommended levels of intestinal parasites if horses are to maintain good health. If the horse’s immune ...

the worms can cause problems so testing horses for tapeworm and treating them where necessary is good horse husbandry. Unlike other worms in the horse, tapeworms develop inside an intermediate ...

He became unsteady on his feet — afraid he might fall whenever he stood — and walked with his feet planted wide, as though straddling an invisible horse ... of the pork tapeworm, Taenia ...

In addition, a test is under development for identifying equine tapeworm infections. The equine roundworm is a significant parasite among young horses, whose symptoms include poor health, ...