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 A Faecal Egg Count (FEC) should form part of the worming program for every horse, pony and foal.

An FEC is a quantitative technique in which a measured quantity of faeces is mixed with a known volume of flotation solution. A sub-sample of that mixture is then examined microscopically to count the number of strongyle eggs present. The result is then reported as the number of eggs per gram (EPG).

In the past, the standard worming program has been to worm every horse every 6,8 or 12 weeks depending on your climate. This approach has resulted in horses being chemically wormed when they didn’t need it AND parasites that have become resistant to the active ingredients in the worming products.

It is now considered best practice to conduct a FEC before administering a wormer and to then only worm horse in the herd that have an EPG count of 200 or more.