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Discussion on New Methods for Tapeworm Detection Being Developed
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jan 10, 2005 - 10:06 am:
How long before a commercially available test becomes available is unknown but soon we should not have to guess about tapeworm infestation. These elisa type tests are usually easy to run and read:
Vet Parasitol. 2005 Jan 20;127(2):115-9.
Anoplocephala perfoliata coproantigen detection: a preliminary study.
Kania SA, Reinemeyer CR.
Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
Anoplocephala perfoliata has a prevalence as high as 60% in some geographical areas and has been associated with increased risk for serious conditions in the horse including bowel irritation, ileal impaction, and spasmodic colic. Identification of infected animals based upon detection of eggs in feces is labor intensive and unreliable. This study involved the development of a test for A.perfoliata coproantigen using an antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and correctly distinguished between infected and uninfected animals in a trial with a small sample size.
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pclark
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 20, 2008 - 11:28 am:
Several of the horses that are in paddock in the same area are scratching their tails like crazy. They were recently wormed but I think I missed something. Anyone know the parasitee(s) that make them scratch their bums like crazy? Pasha
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scooter
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 20, 2008 - 11:44 am:
Hi Patricia, pinworms can make them itch, but I have found with mine it is usually a dirty sheath...or udder. OR nats, mine were itching their tails like crazy until I started putting swat on their tails at night...they have completely quit.
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mrose
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 20, 2008 - 12:50 pm:
Like Diane, it's usually been gnats. If I keep a fine mesh fly sheet on them so their tails are protected, or keep them in their stalls in the evening, they no longer rub their tails. Also, as she mentions, keep between the udders clean as especially in hot weather a lot of smegma and gunk builds up there and is irritating.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jul 21, 2008 - 1:21 pm:
Pinworms can be hard to detect and recently there have been reports, and I have observed ivermectin resistance. One difference I note is that horses with pinworms scratch their rumps while horses effected by culicoides midges scratch their tail head. For more on diagnosing pinworms, which is not as straightforward as most intestinal parasites, see the article on Pinworms.
DrO
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