PARASITOLOGY SURVEY

This survey has been conducted as part of an MSc Thesis. The aim of the study is to investigate de-worming regimes performed across the country and to evaluate their efficiency in controlling parasites.

All information provided in this survey will be kept totally confidential and a case number will be used for reference purposes.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Section 1

1.1.

Personal Details

Your Name:
Address:
Postal code:
Email Address:
Do you own/ run/ stable at::	Livery Yard Private Yard Commercial Yard Other

1.2.

What ages are the horses/ ponies you own/ in your care (please put no. of horses in age relevant boxes)

less than 1 yr old:
2-5yrs old:
6-10yrs old:
11-16yrs old:
17yrs old +:

1.3.

What sex are the horses/ ponies in your care (please put no. of horses in relevant boxes)

Female/Mare:
Male/ Gelding/ Stallion:

Pasture Management

2.1.	How many acres do you have available for your equines?

2.2.	What acreage : horse ratio do you have?

2.3.

Do you separate your pasture?

Yes	No

2.4.

Why do you separate your pasture?

	Gender
	Age
	Control of Grazing
	Pasture Management
	Increase no. of paddocks for turnout

2.5.

Do you ever have any visiting stock (i.e. horses visiting for short periods of time)?

Yes	No

2.6.

Do you do any of the following to your pasture?

	Yes	No
Harrow
Roll
Fertilise
Take silage, hay or haylage off your pasture

2.7.

Do you have horses living out at pasture or that have access to the pasture everyday of the year?

Yes	No

2.8.	Approximately how many hours per day are horses on the pasture for?

2.9.	How many horses do you turn out on a paddock at the same time?

2.10.

Do you rotate your paddocks?

Yes	No

2.11.

Do you rest your paddocks?

Yes	No

2.12.

Do you have any other animals grazing on your land?

Yes	No

2.13.

Please specify animals.

	Yes	No
Goats
Cows
Sheep
Other

2.14.

Are these animals on the land:

	Yes	No
once the horses have been taken off the pasture
at the same time as the horses
before the horses go on the pasture

2.15.

Do you remove droppings from your pasture?

Yes	No

2.16.

How often?

	Daily
	Weekly
	Monthly
	Whenever remember
	Never

2.17.

Have you ever had a Pasture Larval Count performed (PLC)?

Yes	No	Don't know what a PLC is.

De-Worming Regime

3.1.

Do you have a de-worming regime in place?

Yes	No

3.2.

Are you responsible for this?

Yes	No

3.3.

Do you use de-worming products?

Yes	No

3.4.

Do you worm all your horses at the same time?

Yes	No

3.5.

Do you know the active ingredient in the wormer/s you administer?

Yes	No

3.6.

How do you decide which products to use?

3.7.

Have you ever used a herbal de-worming product?

Yes	No

3.8.

Do you worm any new horses coming on to your pasture, regardless of when they were wormed last?

Yes	No

3.9.

Where do you worm your horses?

	Stable
	Field

3.10.

If you worm in the stable how many hours post worming do you keep the horses in for?

	less than 24hours
	24 - 48 hours
	More than 48 hours

3.11.	In the space below, list the last 6 products you have used on your horses either by trade/ commercial name or by active ingredient, with the most recent first.

3.12.

Have you ever had any Faecal Egg Counts (FEC's) performed on your horses?

Yes	No	Don't know what FEC's are

3.13.

Which horses were the FEC's carried out on?

	All horses
	Those suspected with worm burden
	New horses
	Random sample of horses

3.14.

Were the FEC's used to aid your decisions on de-worming?

Yes	No

3.15.

Have you ever had a Tapeworm ELISA test performed?

Yes	No	Don't know what a Tapeworm ELISA test is

3.16.

Which month of the year was the last ELISA test performed?

Thank you very much for your participation!

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