Faecal Egg counting is a great way of determining how many eggs are coming out with the manure. Some worms become "encysted" before they mature to egg laying adults and therefore cannot be detected in a Faecal Egg Count.

 

Tapeworm eggs may occasionally be seen in a Faecal Egg Count but the eggs are often contained in a "Proglottid" a kind of sac which has broken away from the main body, so a clear count does not necessarily mean the horse does not have Tapeworms. Of course, if a Tapeworm Egg is discovered, you may want to consider treating your horse.

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Saliva tests are a simple way to detect the possibility of a tapeworm infection as this will detect a rise in antibodies.

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