
Threadworms - Mainly in foals especially when suckling. Infection comes from the dam causing debilitating diarrhoea. Roundworms - Especially in foals. Tends not to damage the gut but competes for food leading to poor development. Severe infestation can cause dangerous colic. Eggs are viable in soil for a very long time. Keep pastures clean. Strongyles (Encysted Small Redworm Larvae & Migrating Large Redworm) - Large Intestine wall damage - bleeding - poor condition - anaemia.Bots - Stomach damage. Eggs are visible during summer stuck to hair typically on lower legs. They appear as white/cream tiny grains. Wiping off helps, with a wet sponge/cloth before they get licked off and ingested. Treated by single dose of IVERMECTIN in December or two weeks after the first frost (irrespective of annual drug rotation). Lungworm - Migrates through the body to the lungs doing damage and causing permanent respiratory problems. May be controlled by routine worming.Tapeworm - Infests the Ileum and small Intestine.
If that wasn't enough to gross you out, the fly predators were really crawling around in their bag when I went to release them today (I introduced the fly predators before on the blog- they arrive in the mail and they're small bugs that eat fly eggs, hence helping cut down on the fly population in and around the pasture) some of them crawled on me- UGH. All part of the job here at The Lazy Vegan!








Taking Luigi for a walk.