Wormers: Special Prices for
SUMMER 2008

Contains Ivermectin and is effective against most common worms except tapeworm and encysted small redworms.

Equimax contains ivermectin for routine worm control and praziquantel one of the world’s most effective tapeworm treatments.

Ideally Equimax should be used at the beginning and end of the grazing season to provide maximum control against roundworms, tapeworms and bots in the spring and autumn ensuring your horse starts and ends the year as free as possible from worm infection.

Each syringe is uniquely designed for ease of use and will treat up to 700 Kg bodyweight.

Over 90% of all small redworm found in your horse will be encysted larvae. These will not show up on an egg count so the level of infection can be difficult to access, but because of the unique way Moxidectin (the active Ingredient in Equest) works.

Equest is the only wormer licensed to control all stages of encysted small redworm in a single dose.  Equest also remains in the horses system for a further 2 weeks once treated thereby reducing the horses risk of re-infection and pasture contamination.

Equest also has a lower toxicity to dung dwelling insects than the ivermectin based wormers. This again reduces pasture contamination as these insects help clear the pastures of dung..

Vectin is a broad spectrum wormer for horses and donkeys containing the active ingredient ivermectin. This will treat large and small redworm, lugworms, pinworms, bots and the lesser important parasites hair worms, neck thread worms and large mouth stomach worms.

Dosage is every 8 to 10 weeks and can be used in foals, pregnant mares and stallions (foals should be treated at 6 weeks of age well before the ascarid worms reach maturity).

Equest Pramox is a unique combination equine wormer.  Containing moxidectin (the unique active ingredient of EQUEST) and praziquantel, it is the only combination wormer to control with a single dose: roundworms, bots, all 3 species of tapeworm, and all stages of the harmful and potentially fatal encysted small redworm larvae.  A palatable gel, EQUEST PRAMOX is presented in an easy to use syringe, and has a 13-week dosing interval.  No need for 2 syringes, everything you need is now available in ONE syringe! It is suggested that EQUEST PRAMOX is used in the spring and autumn, as control of tapeworm is recommended every 6-months3. And EQUEST, licensed to control roundworms, bots, and all

Telmin has the active ingredient mebendazole. Telmin is designed to be effective against parasites such as large and small redworms, pinworms and lungworms but still have a very gentle effect on all horses.

This makes Telmin especially suitable for broodmares and foals. The dosage interval for Telmin is every 6 weeks.

Telmin has the active ingredient mebendazole. Telmin is designed to be effective against parasites such as large and small redworms, pinworms and lungworms but still have a very gentle effect on all horses.

Eraquell is the sister product to Equimax, containing the active ingredient ivermectin which kills more roundworms and bots than any other worming ingredient.

Eraquell plays an important part in your strategic worming programme, providing unsurpassed control of worms during summer grazing.

Equitape is the sister product to Equest and is used for the specific SINGLE dose control of tapeworms. It is estimated that tapeworm infection in horses is increasing.

As many as 2 out of 3 horses may be infected by tapeworms. Praziquantel (the active ingredient in Equitape) has been for many years used to control tapeworms in cats dogs and even humans.

Oral paste for horses. Contains 1.87% ivermectin for the treatment and control of adult and immature roundworms, lung worms and bots

Uses
For broad spectrum use of parasite control in horses, ponies, mares and foals. Maximec kills the adult and larval stages of most of the important internal parasites including small redworms, the arterial stages of the large redworms, lungworms and bots with a single dose.

Maximec kills small redworms that are resistant to benzimidazole-based wormers. Maximec controls the following horse parasites with one easy treatment