Worm Egg Count Testing

 

Our extensive range of tests ensure your needs are met... If in doubt, please speak with us to see the best way we can best help.

Why choose MIC?

    • The service and results we would want for our own livestock.
    • FAST results with a guarantee turnaround of 48 hours of receiving your samples.
    • Free advice and unbiased treatment recommendations.
    • We have proven a reduction in worm resistance in 95% of our client’s livestock*.

     

    Once analysed, we record all results including imaging of any parasites found in the samples. These are available for you to view or discuss with your vet if you would like a second opinion.

     

    *Based on MIC Clients who have undergone the recommended treatment options from our advisors and retested in a suitable period for reliable results.

Faecal Worm Egg Count

Detects all roundworms

Tapeworm

Coccidia

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Liver Fluke Egg Count

Liver Fluke a problem? Grazing wet land? This test will detect adult fluke burdens.

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Persistent Cough? your animals could have Lungworm


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Faecal Lungworm Count

All Worm Egg Count

Do you want a full worm check? Need to Quarantine an animal?

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Standard Faecal Egg Count.

Our standard FEC detects parasitic eggs from the faeces of your animals, this means we can deduce the species of worms that maybe within your herd/flock if any at all! This allows us to work together and ensure your wormers will work, without any wastage or resistance promotion.


Therefore, this test is inexpensive but a very useful tool to anyone who would like an insight into the parasitic status of their livestock.

We pride ourselves in returning all results to you as quickly as possible so you can make the right decisions accordingly!


Prices Start at: £ 9.95


 

 

Lung Worm Count. 

Our Lung worm test and collection kits allow for a streamline process to easily diagnose a lung worm infection. This inexpensive, non-invasive test is suitable for any equid or livestock. To account for the difference in the lifecycle of the lung worms, we require 3 samples taken on 3 consecutive days. This ensures we can provide the best results to you. If your animals start to show any signs of worms with any coughing, mucus or change to their respiratory rate, then this test is ideal for you. Remember, almost all lungworms cannot be identified in a FEC test!



Prices Start at: £12.00

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Liver Fluke Egg Count.

 

This Liver Fluke Test is a must have for anyone concerned about the liver fluke parasite Fasciola hepatica. This dangerously destructive worm of which no ruminant has any immunity to, can prove tricky to be picked up via a standard FEC. Fluke can affect all mammals in the UK. Therefore, we provide a Liver fluke test which we guarantee results be sent within 24 hours of receiving a sample.


Prices Start at: £11.00

All Worm Count. 

This is a culmination of our 3 main services: Standard, Lung and Liver Fluke egg counts. This is the most comprehensive worm egg count you could ask for. Perfect for testing any new animals coming onto your land.


Prices Start at: £ 20.00  

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a laboratory staff loading a mcmaster chamber as part of a standard faecal egg counting protocol.

Reduction Tests.


Make sure your investment is worthwhile.


It is commonly known that some parasites are becoming resistant to the anthelminthic wormers we use to irradiate them.  This is where a  reduction test can be used! This involves taking 2 FEC tests (either of the above tests, but the same test must be used twice) from the same animal. The first sample is taken and the animals are then wormed accordingly as normal (assuming that a worm burden is confirmed). 8-14 days post treatment a second sample is collected to ensure all of the worms have been killed, therefore no eggs are detected and you now have happy healthy animals!

 


Quad Faecal Egg Count.


Never settle for anything less than the best..


This is our signature diagnostic faecal egg count test! We combine four different diagnostic methods to create our most comprehensive FEC with a sensitivity of ±0.5 EPG! (epg = Eggs Per Gram), This is the most reliable faecal egg counting tests can be. This test takes all guess work out of your parasite diagnostics. To allow you to provide the very best care to your livestock with ease.

 

A image from MIC ANimal Services's laboratory, showing the centifudge and sample tubes.