A Survey to Provide an Understanding of Horse Owner Knowledge of Parasites and Anthelmintic Treatments througout the UK
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Why provide this information ?
The purpose of this survey is to analyse the horse owner's knowledge of equine parasites and the treatments available throughout the UK. It is hoped that the data and information collected will give an indication of research and information that needs to be provided to horse owners throughout the UK, in order to aid the prevention of resistance to anthelmintic treatments and ensure that horse health is optimised.
In which county of the Uk do you live ?*
Which age category do you fit into ?*
How many horses do you currently keep ?*
How long have you been keeping horses for ?*
Please state the ages of your horse(s)*
What type of activities / disciplines do your horse(s) take part in ?*
Do you own your horse(s) or are they on loan to you ?*
Are your horse(s) kept on your own property or at livery ?*
This survey will now divide into two sections, dependent on the answer provided in question 8. Either 'kept at livery' (go to page 2) or 'kept on own property' (go to page 3)
KEPT ON LIVERY
Please indicate what type of livery your horse(s) are kept on :*
In regards to your horse(s) routine / environment, do your horse(s) :*
On average, how many horses are grazed together on your livery yard ?*
What is the approximate 'acreage' of the grazing area for the number of horses stated in the previous question ?*
How often are the fields on the yard poo picked ?*
How often do you worm your horse(s) ?*
Is there a worming programme in place for the whole yard ?*
If yes, are you satisfied with the worming programme in place on the yard ?*
If there is a worming programme in place on your livery yard, is it adhered to by all horse owners ?*
Please can you give further details of your horse(s) worming routine / programme from the past 12 months. This can include the worming programme in place on the livery yard or a worming programme you have designed yourself.*
Please include: products, treatment intervals and in which month each product is used.
Do you or have you ever used faecal egg counts to determine your worming programme ?*
If yes, how often do you have faecal egg counts done ?*
Have your horse(s) ever had a specific worm burden that was 'NOT' identified through a faecal egg count ? If so, please state which worm (parasite).*
Are you aware there is an increasing resistance to some wormers being developed by some parasites ?*
Are you aware of the importance of changing your worming programme yearly, so to try and avoid the resistance to certain products ?*
Have you ever used or considered using herbal wormers ?*
Please list the equine intestinal parasites (worms) you are aware of.*
Are you satisfied there is enough non-biased information available to you, in regards to the treatments and products available on the market for equine parasite control.*
When looking into which treatment products to use for parasite (worm) treatment / control, where do you look in order to gather relevant information.*
KEPT ON OWN PROPERTY
In regards to your horse(s) routine / environment, do your horses:*
On average, how many horses are grazed together on your own property ?*
What is the approximate acreage of the grazing area for the number of horses stated in the previous question ?*
How often are the fields poo picked ?*
How often do you worm your horse(s) ?*
Please can you give further details on your worming programme. Over the last 12 months which worming products have you used and in which month of the year did you use them.*
Do you you or have you ever used faecal egg counts to determine your worming programme ?*
If yes, how often do you have faecal egg counts done ?*
Have your horse(s) ever had a specific worm burden that was 'NOT' identified through a faecal egg count ? If so, please state which worm (parasite).*
Are you aware there is an increasing resistance to some wormers being developed by some worms (parasites) ?*
Are you aware of the importance of changing your worming programme yearly, so to try and avoid the resistance to certain products ?*
Have you ever used or considered using herbal wormers ?*
Please list the equine intestinal parasites (worms) you are aware of.*
Are you satisfied there is enough non-biased information available to you, in regards to the treatments and products available on the market for equine parasite control ?*
When looking into which treatment products to use for parasite (worm) treatment / control, where do you look in order to gather relevant information ?*