EFEC Nutrition

19/04/2025

True or False ❎

Do faecal egg counts tell you how many worms are inside your horse?
❎FALSE

Faecal egg counts provide an indication on the potential exposure of parasite eggs that can contaminate the grass. It does not show how many adult worms or those encysted within the gut linning.

FEC's are a monitoring tool, used alongside serum testing including Equisal Tapeworm tests. These tools help to monitor parasite levels and when used frequently they can help to identify horses in your herd that could be at higher risk of parasite infections and high egg shedders. 🐛

13/04/2025

🧐 How often should you complete a faecal egg count?

It is recommended to complete a FEC every 8-12 weeks along with good grassland management including poo picking weekly, avoiding high stocking density and if possible incorporating mixed grazing with sheep or cattle.

Each horse and yard can be individual based on other factors such as age and health which might mean FEC's have to be done more frequently.

Contact me directly for more information

10/04/2025

We will have our drop box available from tomorrow at the barn stables 🪱
£8 per worm egg count

Scan the QR code (also at the drop off box) collect some bags from the box and leave off your horses fresh manure sample.

Samples will be tested throughout the weekend 🔬

06/04/2025

A great opportunity to have a 360 look at your horse to get them ready for summer ☀️

🎉🎉We would love to see you and your horse at one of our spring Horse Health Days designed to help your partnership grow. Our Horse Health Days' bring together a group of professionals on one site, in one day, to help owners assess their horses. This is a mental and physical wellbeing MOT if you like. 🎉🎉
The days are open to ALL and just cost £20 per horse and rider partnership!!
Book on and find out what we can do for you?? ⌛⌛
We have two days available this Spring for one to one horse and rider expert interaction and discussion.
Click on the links below to find out more and book your place.
Friday 30 May 2025
Blossomhill Stables, 122 Mountstewart road BT22 2ES Newtownards, United Kingdom
Morning https://buytickets.at/bhsireland/1653654
Afternoon https://buytickets.at/bhsireland/1653660
Saturday 31 May 2025
Lessans Riding Stables - 126 Monlough Road, Ballynahinch BT24 7EU
Morning https://buytickets.at/bhsireland/1653664
Afternoon https://buytickets.at/bhsireland/1653666
The British Horse Society puts horses at the heart of everything that we do. We work to enhance their care, health and happiness. And to enhance understanding and harmony between the horse and the owner or rider. We ultimately aim to enhance the human equine bond.

04/04/2025

There will be no testing done today 🐎

03/04/2025

Finally some sunny weather ☀️

Have you started to put your horses out to grass for spring?

Make sure to consider your parasite control and grassland management:
✅ Performed routine FEC’s every 8-12 weeks
✅ Performed spring Equisal test
✅ Remove dung from your fields at least twice a week
✅ Avoid high stocking density on your fields
✅ Test all new horses before joining the current herd

20/03/2025

✨ We are excited to announce our continued sponsorship with Dressage Ireland for the National Winter Finals at our local venue Castle Irvine Necarne.

A special show offer will be available at only £8.00 per Faecal egg count. A drop off box will be left by the main barn stables entrance and samples will be collected and processed over the weekend.

11/03/2025

🌤 Not long to go until we have longer evenings and horses back out grazing!

Plan ahead for your spring parasite control with the EFEC Bundle:
- Faecal egg count
- Equisal Test
Only £30.00

Order via - https://www.efecnutrition.com/product-page/autumn-and-spring-bundle

03/03/2025

Dreaming of days like this ⛅️

Plan ahead for spring worm control with the EFEC bundle;
X1 Feacal egg count
X1 Equisal Test

https://www.efecnutrition.com/product-page/autumn-and-spring-bundle

We also offer discount for orders over 8 horses, contact directly for more information

16/02/2025

Have you heard of a faecal egg count reduction test? 🧐

This test is used to help identify resistance and if your worming treatment has been successful for redworm and roundworm. It is recommended to use this test 10-14 days post treatment following a positive faecal egg count or treatment in the winter for encysted small redworm.

You need to make sure to include the batch code from the bottom of the wormer box when returning your sample to avail of this product.

https://www.efecnutrition.com/product-page/faecal-egg-count-reduction-test

31/01/2025

And we are back 💡

After 7 days of no electric I’m very glad to see the lab lit up again! Sample that have been received over the past few days will be processed over the weekend and orders sent out 🔬

26/01/2025

Unfortunately we still have no electric and therefore no way to process samples or orders ☔️

All current orders will be processed once we get back online ☺️

13/01/2025

Looking forward to delivering this webinar 🪱 I will be looking into ways you can help manage your grassland and new guidelines on parasite management

Join us for a Webinar on “Equine Worming Programs: Effective Strategies for Healthy Horses” with Ashley Robinson, RAMA (SQP), Equine Lecturer at CAFRE Enniskillen on Wednesday 5 February 2025 7pm to 8.30pm
This webinar will provide a comprehensive look at modern approaches to equine parasite control, focusing on sustainable working practices, resistance management, and the latest scientific insights to ensure horse health.
This evening will be of great benefit to horse owners, stable managers, equestrian professionals and equine veterinarians and will count as 1 CPD point for BHS Accredited Professional Coaches.
This evening is Free of Charge.
Click here to book your place
https://buytickets.at/bhsireland/1526900

07/01/2025

🐑 As we welcome our first set of Valais blacknose twins in 2025 I thought I would share an interesting parasite fact about sheep during pregnancy.

Adult ewes will go through a stage of relaxation in immunity around the time of lambing. This means that the parasite egg output from these ewes will also increase.

This occurs around 2-4 weeks before lambing and can last from 6-8 weeks. This period of high egg shedding can be a risk to these pregnant ewes and in particular, the young lambs. 🪱

06/01/2025

It’s been a busy snowy afternoon at EFEC HQ with our first Valais ewe giving us two beautiful ram lambs 🐑

01/01/2025

New Year Offer ✨

To help start off 2025 we are offering a special discount on the EFEC year bundles.
Make your parasite control programme easy with a free reminder service and qualified advice tailored to suit your individual yard/ equine. 🔬

🪱 Receive a year worth of kits
🪱 Reminder service on when and what testing is best advised
🪱 Qualified and tailored advice to suit your yard/ equine
🪱 RAMA/SQP qualified advice and anthelmintic prescriptions

Two year bundles available:
1) FEC Bundle - x4 Faecal egg counts (Was £35.00, Now £32.00)
2) FEC & Equisal - x4 Faecal egg counts & x2 Equisal Kits (£75.00, Now £72.00)

Limited time only.

27/12/2024

🪱 Encysted Small Redworm- What is it and how do I protect my horse?

The encysted stage of the small Redworm (cyathostomins).
As temperatures consistently drop below 6 degrees Celsius, L3 of the small Redworm lifecycle will become Encysted by burrowing into the gut wall of the large intestine.
In this state they lay dormant and can remain Encysted for months or years. When conditions are optimal such as the change of seasons, they will mass emerge at once from the gut wall. This can lead to mild symptoms such as weight loss to life threatening conditions including bowel inflammation known as larval cyathostominosis

So how can you protect your horse? 🧐
We can perform a risk assessment to identify what level of risk your horse is at - www.whatsyourwormrisk.com
🩸If your horse is classified as a low risk, they are eligible for Encysted small Redworm blood tests (contact your vet for more information)
💉Medium to high risk animals should be proactively treated with Moxidectin or Fendendazole chemicals

Now’s the time to consider your action against Encysted small Redworm,
Contact me directly for more information