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Articles

Read our latest articles in magazines and other publications:

1. Vet Times article introducing our fantastic new tool to support horse owners and prescribers in making decisions about worm control - ‘What’s Your Worm Risk?’ online tool rolls out to aid horse owners | Vet Times
2. The Owner Breeder Magazine - an article on the challenge of control worms on breeding farms- October 2024 in the Back Issues Archive - The Owner Breeder
3. European Trainer Magazine - an article on worm control  designed for horses in training -Page 44 - European Trainer - October to December 2024 - issue 87 by Trainer Magazine - Issuu
4. CANTER: Official UK Equine Parasite Control Guidelines - our Director of Vet Science, who is a member of the CANTER Steering and Best Practice Guidelines Groups, authored  Chapter 6 (Reducing dependence on anthelmintics) and was a contributing author of  several other guidelines' chapters - The CANTER Guidelines - CANTER
5. AMTRA CPD Academy - if you're an AMTRA-registered SQP/RAMA, you can read or listen to articles and presentations on assessing worm risk, anthelmintic resistance, and using diagnostic tests for sustainable worm control from Jacqui at AMTRA RAMAs/SQPs - AMTRA
6. Horse & Hound Vet Clinic: a review of the latest thinking on how to apply worm egg counts in horses - 'Making it count', Horse & Hound; 5 September 2024 - Horse & Hound
7. Vet Times: an article on using faecal worm egg counts in equine parasite control: Pros and cons of faecal egg count testing programmes | Vet Times
8. It's Your Field: An update on anthelmintic resistance in horses - Page 24 -  Equine Helminth Control: Addressing Resistance - IYF Summer 24
9. Equestrian Business - The Seasons Spring Edition, register to read our discussion of ‘Project Worms’ survey on uptake of sustainable parasite control in the UK - Page 46 - The Seasons - Spring 24 - Equestrian Business
10. Your Horse &Country Magazine: an article on how to apply sustainable worm control - Page 61 - Winter Issue 39 by YHC Group Ltd - Issuu
11. The Breeders Directory - an overview of worming programmes for breeding farms - Page 62 - The Directory 2024
12. Equine Tapeworm Blog - a short summary of how to approach equine tapeworm control - Managing Tapeworm Infections in Horses | Prof. Jacqui Matthews
13. Vet Times -the latest information on anthelmintic resistance in horse worms - The worms have turned: an update on anthelmintic resistance | Vet Times
14. Vet Practice - viewpoint article on the rising threat of wormer resistance in tapeworm - Important advice following reports of wormer resistance in horse tapeworm - Veterinary Practice
15. Irish Field - article on the launch of our partnership to distribute EquiSal in Ireland and the importance of testing Irish horses - Horse Sense: Useful saliva test for tapeworm burden 27 October 2023 Free
16. Horse and Hound  article on the emergence of wormer resistance in tapeworm - Horse & Hound; 26 October 2023 - Horse & Hound  ​​​​

Scientific Publications

Here are some of our recent peer-reviewed research publications on equine tapeworm:

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Matthews JB, Lightbody KL, Peczak N, Austin CJ. 2024. Eq Vet Ed. 36:S13:14-15.  

 

Matthews JB, Peczak N, Engeham S. 2024. In Practice 46:34-41.

 

Burcákova L, Königová A, Kuzmina TA, Austin CJ, Matthews JB, Lightbody KL, Peczak NA, Syrota Y, Várady M. 2023. Parasitol Res. 122:3037-3052.

 

Matthews JB, Peczak N, Lightbody KL. 2023. Pathogens 12:1233.

 

Matthews JB, Austin CJ. 2023. UK Vet Equine 7:2-6.

 

Jürgenschellert L, Krücken J, Austin CJ, Lightbody KL, Bousquet E, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G. Parasit Vectors. 2020 Sep 10;13(1):462.

 

Lightbody KL, Matthews JB, Kemp-Symonds JG, Lambert PA, Austin CJ. Equine Vet J. 2018. 50:213-219.

 

Lightbody KL, Davis PJ, Austin CJ .Vet Clin Pathol. 2016. 45:335-46. 

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