ANIMAL HEALTH
different active ingredients.
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K Equine influenza ~ It
remains a sensible part of any
stable management
programme to inject horses
against horse 'flu twice yearly.
The programme comprises a
single injection administered
intramuscularly.
K Anti-tetanus ~ Inoculation
against tetanus or lockjaw is
an inexpensive precaution
against infection from cuts
and wounds, especially
penetrative (puncture)
wounds.
K Deworming ~ While a
deworming programme for
horses is not confined to
summer, the fact is that
internal parasites thrive in
warm, moist conditions so
particular attention should be
paid to regular administration
of a dewormer.
On the subject of dewormers
for any species of livestock a
good tip is to rotate two or
three different makes through
one's stable, selecting those to
be used on the basis of
You don't need any great
knowledge of chemistry to
achieve this. The active
ingredients are differentiated
and are readily identified by
numbers on the outer
packaging, usually in the top
right hand corner of the label
or carton.
Rotating dewormers according to their active ingredients
ensures that the parasites do
not build up an immunity to
any one active ingredient.
Cattle
While a separate programme
should be used for cattle and
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