On this page, you will find schedules showing the best times to perform manure research and when it is advisable to deworm. We have also created a schedule with the active ingredients used for deworming. Finally, you can find information here about how a worm infection occurs. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
It is important to carry out manure research regularly (4 times a year). This helps you build a clear record and gives you valuable insight into your donkey’s worm sensitivity. It also serves as an effective check on your worm management.
We recommend deworming once preventively at the end of December or the beginning of January. Whether this is necessary depends on various factors such as age, living conditions, and previous results. At the end of the year, you will receive personalized advice from us on whether preventive deworming is appropriate for your donkey(s).
Every year, adorable donkey foals are born — and naturally, you want to take great care of them. But how should you manage worm control for a jenny and her foal?
Donkey foals are vulnerable, so it’s important to perform regular manure research. This allows the worm cycle to be closely monitored. With us, you build a clear record, and based on this data we can offer tailored advice on whether preventive deworming is necessary.
You can follow this schedule if both your jenny and foal are healthy and if hygiene practices are optimal. If you have any concerns about your donkey foal’s health, we always advise contacting your veterinarian.
Below you will find a chart of all active substances available for gastrointestinal worms in donkeys. We are seeing an increase in resistant worms. That’s why it is very important to perform manure research before deworming.
All gastrointestinal worms have their own cycle, but the basic process is the same. The larva is ingested by the donkey and migrates through the body. Inside the body, it develops into a worm that lays eggs. The eggs are excreted in the manure and end up on the pasture. From the eggs, new larvae hatch, restarting the cycle. Removing manure from the pasture is therefore essential to prevent (re)infection.
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The larvae of the redworm have the unique ability to encyst themselves. While the existing adult worms may still lay eggs, the larvae embed into the intestinal wall. This is why it is important to perform manure research throughout the entire year.
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Donkeys up to the age of 2 are more likely to become infected with roundworms. After that, they naturally build resistance. That’s why roundworm infections are rarely seen in older donkeys.
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Below you will find the life cycle of the liver fluke. In recent years, liver fluke infections have been observed more frequently. What makes this parasite unique is that its larva needs an intermediate host (the mud snail) to reproduce.
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