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Wormer resistance is a threat to equine health and welfare and is now reported in all common horse worms

To reduce the risk of resistance, guidelines recommend that worm control should include excellent management, together with testing to inform treatment decisions

This will help avoid blanket treatments that are known to promote resistance, making drugs less effective

The first step in worm control plans is to conduct an assessment of a horse's risk of infection

Risk assessment provides information that helps decisions on management, testing and worming

Excellent management should be used to reduce worm transmission from paddocks

Horses should be tested regularly to assess whether or not they require worming: FEC tests provide information on worm egg shedding levels in dung and antibody tests provide information on worm infection levels

By using tests to inform treatments, less wormers are administered and the risk of drug resistance is reduced

Austin Davis Biologics Ltd may collect and analyse the risk scores obtained using the calculator
No personal data will be held by the company
This risk calculator is based on accepted principles and published research regarding helminth control in horses in the UK and has been designed by scientists led by Professor Jacqui Matthews, BVMS PhD FRSE FRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Parasitology, Director of Veterinary Science at Austin Davis Biologics Ltd. We would like to thank Dr Tim Mair, BVSc PhD DEIM DESTS DipECEIM AssocECVDI MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine & Equine Surgery (Soft Tissue), Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic, for input into the development of the risk assessment tool