MIC Animal Services Ltd

Faecal Worm Egg Counts 

Most of our animals will have had a parasitic challenge in their lifetime. But it is important to remember that they can overcome a lot of worm burdens without our help. Therefore, most of the worm treatments are not actually required and costing you in more ways than one. This is why it is important to know if you have a worm issues to begin with.

Test – Identify – Treat

This is our answer to sustainable, cost effective worm control but yet has the animals’ health at its centre. Work with us to establish if you have any resistant worms and see how we can help you lower any resistance you might have.

There are many other management choices all stockmen/women make throughout the year which can affect the rate of parasitic infection, these decisions range from buying in and quarantining new livestock, to grazing certain areas of the farm at specific times of year. 

The benefit from this method of parasite control is that you are only buying wormers when they are absolutely needed. You are not stressing the animals out by routine worming all year round. This results in a lot of money being saved from only worming the most heavily infected of the group, or by worming when the worm burden is starting to cause health issues or a lack of yield. By initially testing you then know how many worms you have, which means you can then re-test your group to ensure your wormers are still effective to the worms you have.