The following are general suggestions for routine parasite prevention.
Each owner should evaluate his/her own premises and management practices. Then, in conjunction with a veterinarian, decide on a specific program for his/her particular situation.Adults: A routine schedule would involve administration of a de-wormer every 1-2 months, depending on the product chosen. If a program using Strongid-C is chosen, daily administration is required. It is important to use a product that contains a boticide (Ivermectin or Moxidectin) in the early spring and again after the first frost in the fall. This will ensure that the stomach bot is killed while it is in the stomach, before it begins its larval migration.
Month |
Schedule #1 (Pasture) |
Schedule #2 (Stall) |
Jan. |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
|
Feb. |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
Mar. |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
|
April |
Ivermectin or Moxidectin |
Ivermectin or Moxidectin |
May |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
|
June |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
July |
Ivermectin or Moxidectin |
|
Aug. |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
Sept. |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
|
Oct. |
Ivermectin or Moxidectin |
Ivermectin or Moxidectin |
Nov. |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
|
Dec. |
Pyrantel (Strongid-C) |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
Foals:
|
Age |
Suggested Products |
|
1 month |
Ivermectin |
|
2 months |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
|
3 months |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
|
4 months |
Ivermectin or Moxidectin |
|
6 months |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
|
8 months |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
|
10 months |
Ivermectin or Moxidectin |
|
12 months |
Oxybendazole or Fenbendazole |
* Whatever deworming schedule is chosen, it is essential to rotate the use of each product to help minimize resistance build-up. When a particular product is used over and over again, parasites can become resistant to that de-wormer.
* It is important to use Moxidectin (Quest) at least once in any given program to kill the encysted stages of some strongyles.