Check-up package horse/donkey

An annual check-up package in which your horse is tested for all types of worms. This package contains everything you need to collect and send both a manure and saliva sample. We examine your animal’s manure for red strongyles, roundworms, tapeworms, pinworms, foal worms, sand, liver fluke, and lungworms. The saliva of your horse or donkey is tested for tapeworms. Based on the results, you will receive tailored treatment advice.

The manure sample is examined for the presence of eggs from red strongyles, roundworms, tapeworms, pinworms, and foal worms. We also check for sand in the manure. To detect liver fluke and lungworms, the laboratory uses alternative methods.

The EquiSal tapeworm test detects tapeworms based on the animal’s immune response. If tapeworms are present, the immune system produces very specific antibodies against tapeworm in the saliva. The EquiSal test identifies these antibodies. There is a direct correlation between the level of antibodies in the saliva and the level of tapeworm infection.

The price you pay includes shipping costs, analysis of the manure sample, analysis of the EquiSal test, and a personal treatment recommendation.

Please note: This package does not include return shipping to the laboratory. You will need to stamp the package yourself.

Additional notes Manure/Liver fluke/EquiSal package

• Manure analysis is carried out using the sedimentation-flotation technique.
• To detect liver fluke, the Dorsman method is used.
• For lungworm testing, the laboratory uses the Baermann method.
• The EquiSal test checks for antibodies against tapeworm.
• If your horse or donkey has recently been treated for tapeworm, the EquiSal test can only be performed 4 months after treatment.
• Collect the manure sample at least one month after the last deworming.
• Eggs of pinworms and roundworms are not always detectable in standard manure analysis. We do check for them and occasionally detect an infection. However, a negative result does not guarantee that your horse or donkey is free from infection. Additional tests are required and can be ordered in our webshop.
• The result of the EquiSal test takes 14 days, as the laboratory is located in England.