Horse Wormers

Equimax Liquid is for treatment and control of tapeworms and roundworms (including arterial larval stages of Strongylus vulgaris and benzimidazole resistant small strongyles), bots and skin lesions caused by Habronema and Draschia sp. (summer sores) and Onchocerca sp. microfilariae (cutaneous onchocerciasis) in horses.

Dosage and Administration: 
Give orally.
1 mL/4 kg bodyweight (25 mL/100 kg bodyweight). This dose delivers abamectin 0.2 mg/kg and praziquantel 2.5 mg/kg.
The calculated volume should be administered by stomach tube directly into the stomach. This ensures that the full dose is received.
When horses cannot be stomach tubed, an appropriate device can be used for administration, e.g. a drench gun.

Horses should have their weight accurately determined before dosing and the tubing liquid should be measured with an accurate measuring device.
Do not underdose.

Active Ingredients: Abamectin 0.8 g/L, Praziquantel 10 g/L.

Volume: 5L

• Easy in feed administration
• Palatable
• Broad spectrum
• Flexible dosing options
• Each individual box can treat 2 x 700kg horses or 4 x 350kg ponies
• Cost effective

Restraint:
Not recommended in unweaned foals less than 6 months of age.
Contraindication:
This product is not recommended for use in foals, due to risk of incorrect dosing and subsequent adverse outcomes. Avoid consumption of product by dogs.

Directions for Use:
1 x 17.5g sachet per 350kg

Mixing directions:

Mix the entire dose as per dose rate table above with feed to achieve recommended dose rate of 300μg Ivermectin/ kg liveweight. Ensure mixing of entire dose by removing bridle before treatment and preventing spillage or dropping of product during feeding. If the horse does not eat all the medicated feed due to palatability issues, add a small amount of pre-mixed feed or grain (up to 1 kg) with addition of sweeteners such as molasses, sugar, honey to the remaining feed and mix together and offer to the horse again, until the entire dose is consumed.
Failure to consume the entire dose of product may result in decreased efficacy.
If horse continues to refuse to eat their medicated feed consisting of EASYMEC WORMER, then the treatment needs to be discontinued and another treatment should be considered.

MEAT WITHOLDING PERIOD (HORSES):
DO NOT USE less than 28 days before slaughter for human consumption.

Pack Size:    4 x 17.5g Sachets

Abbey Animal Health Applemax Gold is an apple flavoured liquid wormer for the  treatment and control of tapeworms, large strongyles, small strongyles, hairworms, pinworms, roundworms (ascarids), intestinal threadworms, large mouthed stomach worms, bots, lungworms, summer sores and cutaneous onchocerciasis in horses. 

Active Constituents:  75mg/mL Praziquantel, 10mg/mL Ivermectin

Features & Benefits:

• Targeted dosing
• Apple flavoured
• Low dose volume
• Each bottle treats 10 x 600kg horses
• Dosing syringe included
• Safe to use in ALL horses
• Cost effective

Applemax Gold Liquid Wormer may be used in horses of all ages including mares at any stage of pregnancy provided normal care is taken in handling. Stallions may be treated without adversely affecting their fertility.

Dosage & Administration:
Discard any unused diluted Applemax Gold Liquid Wormer suspension 24 hours after dilution.
The recommended dose is 1mL Applemax Gold Liquid Wormer per 50kg liveweight (equivalent to 200µg Ivermectin per kilogram liveweight and 1.5mg Praziquantel per kilogram liveweight).
Applemax Gold Liquid Wormer can be given as an oral drench or by stomach tube (nasogastric intubation). Nasogastric intubation should only be done by a veterinarian or under veterinary supervision.

Administration as an oral drench: 
For administration by this method, an undiluted dose is usually preferred. Clear the horse’s mouth of any food material, elevate the horse’s head, and using a suitable dosing syringe, deposit the appropriate dose in the back of the mouth. In order to avoid unnecessary coughing or the potential for material to enter the trachea and lungs, do not use excessive pressure, do not use a large dose volume of diluted Applemax Gold Liquid Wormer and do not deposit the dose in the laryngeal area. Increased dose rejection may occur if the dose is deposited in the front of the mouth. Keep the horse’s head elevated and observe the horse to ensure the dose is retained.

Administration by stomach tube (gravity or positive flow): Drenching horses by nasogastric intubation requires specialised skills and knowledge. Special consideration should be given to the effects of potential for injury from handling, restraint and placement of the tube during administration by stomach tube. Nasogastric intubation should only be done by a veterinarian or under veterinary supervision.

The recommended dose can be used undiluted or diluted up to approximately 40 times with clean tepid water. Use tepid water to flush any drug remaining in the tube into the horse’s stomach. Pour the Applemax Gold Liquid Wormer into a graduated cylinder for dose measurement. Alternatively use a calibrated dosing syringe inserted into the bottle to measure the appropriate dose. Use a clean, dry syringe if accessing the bottle to avoid contaminating the remaining product.

MEAT WITHHOLDING PERIOD (HORSES):
DO NOT USE less than 28 days before slaughter for human consumption

Size: 120mL

***Expiry - 31/01/2027***

Eraquell Pellets are an easy in-feed worming treatment for horses, designed as palatable cereal pellets that can be mixed directly with feed — ideal for horses that resist paste or syringe wormers. These convenient pellet granules provide a simple and stress-free way to control internal parasites while ensuring your horse receives the full dose.

Each 35g sachet contains 140mg Ivermectin and treats horses weighing up to 700kg.

Eraquell delivers broad-spectrum, all-round protection against major equine worms, including:

• Large Strongyles
• Small Strongyles
• Pinworms 
• Large roundworms
• Hairworms
• Bots
• Lungworms
• lntestinal Threadworms
• Control of skin lesions caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. cutaneous larvae (summer sores), and Onchocerca spp. microfilariae (cutaneous onchocerciasis).

Dosage: Administer 5g Eraquell Pellets Palatable Wormer for Horses per 100kg body weight. One 35g sachet of Eraquell Pellets Palatable Wormer for Horses is sufficient to treat a 700 kg horse. 
Give 1/2 a sachet to ponies weighing 300-350kg.

How to give Eraquell Worming Pellets to your horse:

Eraquell is formulated in a palatable cereal pellet which is readily accepted by horses. Calculate the correct dosage for the horse's body weight. Tear open the sachet and pour the required amount of Eraquell Pellets Palatable Wormer for Horses into a medium size container or feed bucket and offer to horse. Ensure consumption of entire dose by removing bridle before treatment and preventing spillage or dropping of pellets during feeding. If the horse does not eat all the pellets from the bucket, add a small amount of pre-mixed feed or grain (up to 1 handful) to the remaining pellets and mix together and offer to the horse again, until the entire dose is consumed. Failure to consume the entire dose of pellets may result in decreased efficacy.

Safety: Eraquell Pellets Palatable Wormer for Horses is safe for use in all horses, including pregnant mares and breeding stallions. Eraquell Pellets Palatable Wormer for Horses is not recommended for use in foals, due to risk of incorrect dosing and subsequent adverse outcomes.

Avoid consumption of pellets by dogs.

Pack size: Each carton contains 1 x 35g sachet of Eraquell Pellets. 

**Unable to ship to New Zealand**

Promectin PLUS LV Allwormer Paste for Horses (formerly Promectin Plus Mini)  is formulated for horses weighing 300kg to 600kg.

Promectin Plus LV is designed as a single-use tube so the full dose in the tube is delivered in one go – no dial-a-dose required.

Indications:
At the recommended dose level, Promectin Plus LV Allwormer Paste controls the following ivermectin or praziquantel susceptible parasites:

Tapeworms: Anoplocephala perfoliata, A. magna, Paranoplocephala mamillana (adult and immature, heads and segments)


Large Strongyles: Strongylus vulgaris (adults and arterial larval stages), S. edentatus (adults and tissue stages), S. equinus (adults) and Triodontophorus spp. (adults)


Small Strongyles: including benzimidazole-resistant strains of Cyathostomum spp., Cylicocyclus spp., Cylicostephanus spp., Cylicodontophorus spp., Gyalocephalus spp.


Pinworms: Oxyuris equi (adult and immature)


Ascarids: Parascaris equorum (adult and immature)


Hairworms: Trichostrongylus axei (adult)


Large Mouth Stomach Worms: Habronema muscae (adult)


Bots: Gasterophilus spp. (oral and gastric stages)


Lungworms: Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (adult and immature)


Intestinal Threadworms: Strongyloides westeri (adult)

Promectin PLUS LV Allwormer Paste also effectively controls skin lesions caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. cutaneous larvae (summer sores) and microfilariae of Onchocerca spp. (cutaneous onchocerciasis).

All horses should be included in a regular parasite control programme, with particular attention paid to mares, foals and yearlings.

Active Constituents:
• 238 mg/g Praziquantel
• 19 mg/g Ivermectin

Meat Withholding Period (Horses):
DO NOT USE less than 28 days before slaughter for human consumption

Promectin PLUS LV Allwormer Paste for Foals and Ponies is for the treatment and control in of ivermectin or praziquantel susceptible tapeworms and roundworms, bots and skin lesions. It is formulated for foals and ponies in the liveweight range of 150 kg to 300 kg.

Each presentation is designed as a single-use tube so the full dose in the tube is delivered in one go – no dial-a-dose required.

Indications: 

At the recommended dose level, Promectin Plus Mini Allwormer Paste controls the following ivermectin or praziquantel susceptible parasites:
Tapeworms: Anoplocephala perfoliata, A. magna, Paranoplocephala mamillana (adult and immature, heads and segments)
Large Strongyles: Strongylus vulgaris (adults and arterial larval stages), S. edentatus (adults and tissue stages), S. equinus (adults) and Triodontophorus spp (adults)
Small Stronglyes: including benzimidazole resistant strains of Cyathostomum spp, Cylicocyclus spp, Cylicostephanus spp, Cylicodontophorus spp, Gyalocephalus spp
Pinworms: Oxyuris equi (adult and immature)
Ascarids: Parascaris equorum (adult and immature)
Hairworms: Trichostrongylus axei (adult).
Large Mouth Stomach Worms: Habronema muscae (adult)
Bots: Gasterolphilus spp (oral and gastric stages)
Lungworms: Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (adult and immature)
Intestinal Threadworms: Strongyloides westeri (adult)

Warnings: Not to be used in foals or ponies less than 150 kg bodyweight. An alternative parasite control product should be used to treat foals and ponies less than 150 kg. Consult your veterinarian for a control program to meet your needs.

Active Constituents: 19 mg/g Ivermectin, 238 mg/g Praziquantel

Withholding Period:
MEAT WITHHOLDING PERIOD (HORSES): DO NOT USE less than 28 days before slaughter for human consumption.

DISPOSE of empty syringe by wrapping in paper and putting in garbage.

What is Equimax?

Equimax is a broad spectrum horse that contains Abamectin and Praziquantel.

Abamectin is an efficient broad-spectrum wormer and Praziquantel is totally effective against tapeworm. This offers horse owners the opportunity to treat for every worm when they drench their horse. Equimax is the only horse wormer available that can deliver this promise. This ensures that their horse has the least chance of developing worm related colic or illness.

Equimax Dosage Information

Dose rate of 1mL/20Kg bodyweight

Being a paste with a larger volume dose size (16.2grams or 32.4grams) means that if any of the dose is spilt or rejected then the wasted amount of active ingredient is minimised.

Dosage rate of every 6 - 8 weeks ensures effective control of all worms as this period takes into account the lifecycle of all worms. A strategic worming program should take into account the peak seasons for worming for specific worms (e.g. Tapeworm coming into winter). Without regular assessment of worm status (every 8 weeks) and strategic drenching, it is possible that total worm control will not be achievable.

Safety at up to five times the recommended dose rate in adult horses. The benefit to the consumer is that in a healthy adult horse, a dangerous overdose is virtually impossible when dosing with one syringe.

Equimax Worming Rotation

It is recommended to practise rotation of wormers to help prevent or slow the development of resistance. Products should be rotated yearly with one active being used for an entire year and then switching to a different active for the next year.

Strategy-T and Equimax contain completely different actives so make excellent rotation partners. During a Strategy-T year, Equimax needs to be included twice, as Strategy-T does not treat bots. Bots must be treated at the end of autumn and the beginning of spring.

Treatment of mares and foals

Equimax is safe to use in pregnant and lactating mares as well as young foals. Pregnant mares should be treated as normal during their pregnancy taking care not to stress them during treatment. Mares should be wormed two weeks prior to their expected foaling date. Once a mare has foaled the mare and foal should both be wormed starting from when the foal is six weeks old. Young horses need to be treated differently to older horses because they are at risk of mectin resistant ascarids. Ascarids appear to be the worm developing resistance to mectins. Generally ascarids are not found in horses over two years of age as horses seem to develop a natural immunity to these worms as they mature. Horses under two should be wormed every six weeks with Equimax Elevation. Once a horse turns two they should be then put on the Equimax/Strategy-T rotation program, however Equimax Elevation is safe to use in horses of all ages if you wish to.

What does Equimax protect against?

Equimax is a broad-spectrum worming paste that is up to 100% effective in treating all major internal parasites in horses including:

• Large strongyles (Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus edentatus, Strongylus equinus and Triodontophorus spp.).
• Small strongyles including benzimidazole resistant strains (Cyathostomum spp., Cylicocyclus spp., Cylicostephanus spp., Cylicodontophorus spp., Gyalocephalus spp.)
• Ascarids (Parascaris equorum)
• Pinworms (Oxyuris equi)
• Hairworms (Trichostrongylus axei)
• Large mouthed stomach worms (Habronema muscae)
• Lungworms (Dictyocaulus arnfieldi)
• Neck and intestinal threadworms (Onchocerca spp., Strongyloides westeri)
• All three species of tapeworms (Anoplocephala perfoliata, Anoplocephala magna, Paranoplocephala mammillana)
• All three species of bots (Gasterophilus spp.)
• Also controls: Skin lesions caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. Cutaneous larvae (summer sores) Onchocerca spp. microfilariae

Composition

Abamectin 4 mg/g

Praziquantel 50 mg/g

Presentation

35mL single syringe

Dosage

Dose at 1mL per 20kg body weight (5mL per 100kg). Each syringe of Equimax treats a horse up to 700kg

Virbac Equimax is a broad-spectrum horse worming paste that is up to 100% effective in treating all major parasites in horses including:

• Large strongyles (Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus edentatus, Strongylus equinus, and Triodontophorus spp.)
• Small strongyles including benzimidazole resistant strains (Cyathostomum spp., Cylicocyclus spp., Cylicostephanus spp., Cylicocontophorus spp., Gyalocephanus spp.)
• Ascarids (Parascaris equorum)
• Pinworms (Oxyuris equi)
• Hairworms (Trichostrongylus axei)
• Large mouthed stomach worms (Habronema muscae)
• Lungworms (Dictyocaulus amfieldi)
• Neck and intestinal threadworms (Onchocerca spp., Strongyloides westeri)
• All three species of tapeworms (Anoplocephala perfolliata, Anoplocephala magna, Paranoplocephala mammillana)
• All three species of bots (Gasterophilus spp.)

Also controls:

• Skin lesions caused by Habronema and Draschia spp.
• Cutaneous larvae (summer sores)
• Onchocerca spp. microfilarie

COMPOSITION:
Each Equimax 35mL syringe contains:

Abamectin : 4 mg/g 
Praziquantel: 50 mg/g

Treatment of mares and foals

Equimax is safe to use in pregnant and lactating mares as well as young foals. Pregnant mares should be treated as normal during their pregnancy taking care not to stress them during treatment. Mares should be wormed two weeks prior to their expected foaling date. Once a mare has foaled the mare and foal should both be wormed starting from when the foal is six weeks old. Young horses need to be treated differently to older horses because they are at risk of mectin resistant ascarids. Ascarids appear to be the worm developing resistance to mectins. Generally ascarids are not found in horses over two years of age as horses seem to develop a natural immunity to these worms as they mature. Horses under two should be wormed every six weeks with Equimax Elevation. Once a horse turns two they should be then put on the Equimax/Strategy-T rotation program, however Equimax Elevation is safe to use in horses of all ages if you wish to.

DOSAGE:

Dose at 1mL per 20kg bodyweight (5mL per 100kg).
Each syringe of Equimax treats a horse up to 700kg.

All horses should be wormed at least once every 3 months regardless of the conditions in which they are kept. All horses on a property should be wormed at the same time. New horses should be quarantined & wormed before coming onto the property. If you are unsure about what drenching interval is right for your situation please consult your vet.

SIZE: Stable pail containing 60 syringes.

(Also available as single dose. See separate entry.)