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| 1829.1 | razor | BRAT::FULTZ | DONNA FULTZ | Tue Nov 16 1993 14:28 | 8 |
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I use a razor which takes most of them off..
Didn't get them this year..
Donna
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| 1829.2 | | POWDML::MANDILE | Rainbow in my pocket | Tue Nov 16 1993 15:39 | 7 |
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One horse gets them, one doesn't. The reason the one does
is because he gets really long hair, which the bot flies like
cuz it makes it easy to lay their eggs. When he starts to get
"fuzzy', I clip his legs. Works well......
Lynne
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| 1829.3 | Another opinion | CHEFS::ELKINL | | Wed Nov 17 1993 03:51 | 9 |
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I was told the horse ingests the egss (when licking/nudging themselves)
and they then hatch in their stomach. My horse gets them all over in
the summer so I use a bot knife, I don't know if you get them in the
states. If you'd like me to send one over to the originator then I
will by all means. Mail me at Liz Elkin @ reo and I'll send you one.
Liz
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| 1829.4 | | POWDML::MANDILE | Rainbow in my pocket | Wed Nov 17 1993 10:08 | 5 |
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Bot combs are readily available here in the U.S. They have tiny
teeth on the comb, which shears the eggs off the hair...
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| 1829.5 | Another opinion | CHEFS::ELKINL | | Wed Nov 17 1993 11:18 | 3 |
| That sounds like the bot knifes we use here.
Liz
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| 1829.6 | Worming Programs | WMOIS::BIBEAU_K | | Wed Nov 17 1993 11:50 | 14 |
| Many years ago I was told by a vet that with the proper worming
schedule bott eggs can be eliminated. Since I had always wormed
faithfully I tried modifying my schedule. I now follow one very
similar to the one recommended by Tuffs.
It has been seven years and I have not had a single bott egg on any one
of my horses. Each spring I have them checked for worms and it has
always come up negative. My worming schedule is the only reason I
believe my problem went away, I am from new England where the problem
is very common.
If you are not on a regular worming schedule I would recommend one. If
you are I would recommend changing the wormer types or timing of each
type to look for the right combo.
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| 1829.7 | more questions | ANGLIN::DUNTON | | Wed Nov 17 1993 16:47 | 7 |
| Will Zemecterin eliminate the Bots effectively if administered on a
regular schedule? I know that some types of wormers are more suited to
particular parasites...
What is the duration of the cycle for bots from egg to adult? How long
should schedule be maintained to eliminate these? I bought her 4
months ago and gave her a wormer about 6 weeks ago.
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| 1829.8 | | POWDML::MANDILE | Rainbow in my pocket | Thu Nov 18 1993 09:15 | 6 |
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The ingredients in Strongid are aimed at bots. Zimecterin is
aimed at large & small strongyles, but does cover pretty much
everything.
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| 1829.9 | Other way round... | DECWET::JDADDAMIO | Seattle Rain Festival: 1/1-12/31 | Thu Nov 18 1993 13:31 | 16 |
| >The ingredients in Strongid are aimed at bots.
Not true! Strongid is aimed at strongyles and derives its name from
that fact. Bots are one of the things that Strongid does *NOT* hit.
Ivermectin(Zimecterin & Eqvalan are the 2 most common brands) does
eliminate bots *in the horse's stoamch & gut*. No wormer will eliminate
bot eggs that are on the horse's legs.
The success in eliminating bots reported through deworming earlier in
this string was due to killing of the larval forms in the gut. Repeated
deworming with a boticide agent would mean there are few or no adult
bot flys around. That in turn means few or no bot eggs on the horse's
legs.
john
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