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Horsetalk.co.nz The commonest types of worms that infect equids are the small strongyles (also known as cyathostomins). A group of British equine veterinarians says an anthelmintic resistance disaster is looming unless horse owners radically change their ways. In a letter to the journal Veterinary Record, David Rendle and colleagues from the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) anthelmintic working group reported the findings of a small-scale survey into the use of fecal worm egg counts (FWECs) and anthelmintic sales. The seriousness of the problem is highlighted by the fact that res...

Horse & Hound Trending: The owner of a horse who underwent surgery to remove his sheath, part of his penis and two growths the size of grapefruit wants to raise awareness of melanomas, and the importance of sheath-cleaning. East Sussex-based Annabel Dry thought she was going to lose her 11-year-old Highland gelding Angus when vets discovered the extent of his issues, late last year. Annabel told H&H it was thanks to a friend’s diversifying her business that the melanomas were discovered, last spring. “My friend Allie MacLeod, who runs the Horsebox Spa, started doing sheath-cleaning...