Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
SECTION I Internal Parasites and Factors Affecting Their
Transmission 1
1 Biology and Life Cycles of Equine Parasites 3
2 Pathology of Parasitism and Impact on Performance 24
3 Environmental Factors Affecting Parasite Transmission 45
4 Host Factors Affecting Parasite Transmission 53
5 Parasite Factors Affecting Transmission 58
SECTION II Principles of Equine Parasite Control 67
6 Decreasing Parasite Transmission by Nonchemical Means 69
7 Pharmaceutical Approaches to Parasite Control 80
SECTION III Diagnosis and Assessment of Parasitologic Information
101
8 Diagnostic Techniques for Equine Parasitism 103
9 Detection of Anthelmintic Resistance 128
10 Evaluating Historical Information 138
11 Synopsis of Evidence-Based Parasite Control 145
SECTION IV Case Histories 153
Case 1 Mystery Drug 155
Case 2 Pyrantel Efficacy Evaluation 158
Case 3 Egg Count Results From Illinois Yearlings 160
Case 4 Colic and Parasites 163
Case 5 Confinement after Deworming 166
Case 6 Abdominal Distress in a Foal 168
Case 7 Quarantining Advice 171
Case 8 Diarrhea and Colic 173
Case 9 Foal Diarrhea 176
Case 10 Oral Lesion 179
Case 11 Skin Lesion 181
Case 12 Legal Case 184
Case 13 Repeated Egg Counts 186
Case 14 Repeated Colic 189
Case 15 Ivermectin Efficacy 193
Case 16 Ten Commandments 195
Case 17 Ivermectin Egg Reappearance 198
Case 18 Name that Worm 201
Case 19 Parasite Control for Yearlings 203
Case 20 Reaction to Treatment 205
Index 207
Craig R. Reinemeyer graduated from the Ohio StateUniversity College of Veterinary Medicine in 1976, and spent 5years in mixed animal practice before returning to OSU to pursue aPhD in veterinary parasitology. He was a faculty member ofthe University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine from1984 to 1998, and served as the President of the AmericanAssociation of Veterinary Parasitologists from 2003 to 2004. In 1997, Dr. Reinemeyer founded East Tennessee Clinical Research, acontract research organization that conducts pharmaceutical studiesto facilitate the development of new veterinary drugs. ETCR s efforts have contributed to the approval of severalcurrently marketed anthelmintics for horses, cattle, andpets. Martin K. Nielsen is Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Veterinary Science of the Maxwell H. Gluck EquineResearch Center at the University of Kentucky. He has a doctoratefrom the University of Copenhagen, and was a faculty member therefor four years before moving to Kentucky. His research interestsinclude endoparasite infections of horses, clinical and moleculardiagnosis, epidemiology, surveillance, and control.
This book combines classical parasitology with horsesense, making it a very useful tool for all who work with horses.The authors submit all the evidence available regarding theinternal parasites of the horse. Practitioners will appreciate theease with which they can access the information. (Doody s, 19 July 2013) This text (handbook) is fantastic. Very thorough, I seewhere they encompassed many decades of information that is sciencebased and also extremely practical. I see a tremendous amount ofDr. R s knowledge and style here, again both scientific andpractical included in this text. Extremely easy to read and veryconcise concerning what information equine vets need and shouldknow about equine parasites and the management and use of currentdewormers combined with management strategies. Ton more in herethan just deworm your horse every 2 months!. (Steven Grubbs of Boehringer Ingelheim)
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