Handbook of Equine Parasite Control, Second Edition offers a thorough revision to this practical manual of parasitology in the horse. Incorporating new information and diagnostic knowledge throughout, it adds five new sections, new information on computer simulation methods, and new maps to show the spread of anthelmintic resistance. The book also features 30 new high-quality figures and expanded information on parasite occurrence and epidemiology, new diagnostics, treatment strategies, clinical significance of infections, anthelmintic resistance, and environmental persistence.

This second edition of Handbook of Equine Parasite Control brings together all the details needed to appropriately manage parasites in equine patients and support discussions between horse owners and their veterinarians. It offers comprehensive coverage of internal parasites and factors affecting their transmission; principles of equine parasite control; and diagnosis and assessment of parasitologic information. Additionally, the book provides numerous new case histories, covering egg count results from yearlings, peritonitis and parasites, confinement and deworming, quarantine advice, abdominal distress in a foal, and more.

Handbook of Equine Parasite Control is an essential guide for equine practitioners, veterinary students, and veterinary technicians dealing with parasites in the horse.

Preface to the First Edition ix

Preface to the Second Edition xi

Acknowledgements xiii

1 Biology and Life Cycles of Equine Parasites 3

2 Pathology of Parasitism and Impact on Performance 25

3 Environmental Factors Affecting Parasitic Transmission 45

4 Host Factors Affecting Parasite Transmission 55

5 Parasite Factors Affecting Transmission 61

6 Decreasing Parasite Transmission by Non]chemical Means 71

7 Pharmaceutical Approaches to Parasite Control 81

8 Anthelmintic Resistance 101

9 Diagnostic Techniques 113

10 Detection of Anthelmintic Resistance 141

11 Evaluating Historical Information 149

12 Synopsis of Evidence]Based Parasite Control 155

Case 1: Mystery Drug 165

Case 2: Pyrantel Efficacy Evaluation 167

Case 3: Egg Count Results from Yearlings 169

Case 4: Peritonitis and Parasites 173

Case 5: Confinement after Deworming 177

Case 6: Abdominal Distress in a Foal 179

Case 7: Quarantining Advice 181

Case 8: Diarrhea and Colic 183

Case 9: Foal Diarrhea 187

Case 10: Oral Lesion 191

Case 11: Skin Lesion 193

Case 12: Legal Case 197

Case 13: Repeated Egg Counts 199

Case 14: Repeated Colic 201

Case 15: Ivermectin Efficacy 205

Case 16: Anthelmintic Treatments in Foals 207

Case 17: Ivermectin Egg Reappearance 209

Case 18: Name That Worm 211

Case 19: Parasite Control for Yearlings 213

Case 20: Reaction to Treatment 215

Case 21: Anthelmintic Toxicosis? 217

Case 22: Deworming Program Adjustment? 219

Glossary 221

Index

Martin K. Nielsen, DVM, PhD, DipACVM, is Associate Professor and Schlaikjer Professor in Equine Infectious Disease at the M.H. Gluck Equine Research Center in the Department of Veterinary Science at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

 

Craig R. Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, DipACVM, is a Founder and President of East Tennessee Clinical Research in Rockwood, Tennessee, USA.