[supplies for smallholders]

Hi,

Yes some types stay viable for upto 5 years outside the animal.

Thats why it is best to know what type of worm you are dealing with and set up an appropriate worming / ratation / resting policy.

Thanks

[ambriel]

Might be interesting to try testing our boys then, as it's so straightforward - I had visions of me having to dissect turds and peer closely at them with a magnifying glass while keeping a tally...

[oaklandspigs]

SfS,

Can you confirm that this is what we need to buy, and that the cost inc. the count is only £9.98.

https://www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/worm-count-kit-p-2242.html

I would expect the pots to be very small, but can I mix several samples in to get an average accross say 3 sows, or is it "one pot - one poo"?

and how fast do you get the results?

[supplies for smallholders]

Hi Oaklands,

Yes the price quoted is the price for Everything (including Vat) - there is just a small charge on top to post the kits out (this is calculated and shown at checkout) there are no hidden extras.

the pots are rectangular, approx 3 x 2 x 1 cm - Dont need tons of poo as the count is done on a small amount then converted to Eggs per Gramme of sample.

Mix the poo by all means to get an average, bearing in mind that this may give a false high or false low reading if the samples are from seperate pens or paddocks.

Results are taking around about 3 - 5 days from posting the samples - some are quicker.

Or you could do it through your vet, chances are it would cost more though 

Thanks

[oaklandspigs]

thanks for the info, about to order !!

[shetlandpaul]

yes on a sheep. it was too late for her. we had wormed and everything so yes its very useful. but its quite expensive via the vet. but not as much as killing your animal.
i thought if you wormed the pigs on arrival and they were due for slaughter they should be reasonably clean.
however was this testing just for thread worms or all nemitodes.

[Liquidator]

This is all really interesting. I regularly worm my breeding pigs and I ensure that all weaners are wormed before they leave me for new homes but I have never thought to carry out a worm count.

Roughly how much are these worm count kits?

[oaklandspigs]

This is all really interesting. I regularly worm my breeding pigs and I ensure that all weaners are wormed before they leave me for new homes but I have never thought to carry out a worm count.

Roughly how much are these worm count kits?

£9.98, plus £2.39 royal mail delivery for 1 kit.

https://www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/worm-count-kit-p-2242.html

[supplies for smallholders]

yes on a sheep. it was too late for her. we had wormed and everything so yes its very useful. but its quite expensive via the vet. but not as much as killing your animal.
i thought if you wormed the pigs on arrival and they were due for slaughter they should be reasonably clean.
however was this testing just for thread worms or all nemitodes.

The count looks for and can detect the following:

Sheep & cattle:
 
Trichuris Ovis  
Capillaria sp.
Strongyloides papillosus  
Monieza  
Dicrocelium lanceatum
Fasciola hepatica
Paramphistomum cervi
Toxocara vitulorum
Nematodirus
Bunostomum
Trichostrongulus  cooperia
Haemonchus contortus
Oesophagostomium
Chabertia Ovina
Ostertagia
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Dictyocaulus filaria
Protostrongylus
Muellerius capillaris
 
Pigs
 
Trichuris suis (Whipworm)
Stronyloides (Threadworm)
Metastrongylus elongatus  (Lungworm)
physocephalus sexalatus (Thick Stomach Worm)
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Thorny Headed Worm)
Ascaris suum (Large White Worm)
Globocephalus urosubulatus
Hyostrongylus rubidus (Red Stomach Worm)
Oesophagostomum dentatum (Nodular Worm)
Stephanurus dentatus (Kidney Worm)
Trichinella spiralis (Muscle Worm)

Thanks

[shetlandpaul]

whats the best time for doing it. hopefully they are due to lamb soon. will this give a false count. does it work for horses too.
i think i may buy a few is the postage per pot or as a group.

[supplies for smallholders]

Hi Paul,

I dont see why it would give a false count, if worms are active and laying eggs it will show.

Postage is calculated on weight, so a multiple buy would add a little more to the postage.

The lab specialises in Horses and has recently started to include livestock - its the same kit for all.

However they cant do cats and dogs.

Thanks

[Leri]

But if you don't have enough land for rotating your pigs - you'd have to get rid of them? :-( We definitly don't have more available than what we have now and another half a field we are going to set up for pigs. But not 5 years worth of rotation!! :-/

[supplies for smallholders]

Hi Leri,

Then it may be a case of speaking with your vet and devising a regular worming and egg count programme that keeps the worm levels within acceptable limits.

As your land has not been used for pigs before then it probably stands to reason that the worms were in the original stock when purchased - so the new field should be "Clean"

May also be an idea to clear out the dung area on a very regular basis anddispose of the dung - this will help prevent the direct re-infection by nosing through the dung.

[shetlandpaul]

thats a nasty little worm.
http://www.thepigsite.com/pighealth/article/422/thread-worm-strongyloides-ransomi
if you have them then you do need to get the vet involved.

[Cinderhills]

I am very excited because I've just got my worm count results (thanks SFS) and one sample submitted for each species (sheep, goat and chicken) the worm count is less than 50.

The question is, do I continue worming as I have done in the past (Levacide in spring and autumn, and flubenvet for chickens) or not bother at all?

My concern with the low worm count is that I asked someone to post them for me and if it missed that days post when they were produced would the worms have been killed off?