Equest Gel is a horse wormer and Boticide. For the treatment and control of tapeworm, roundworms, adult and late encysted stages of small strongyles (redworms), and bots in horses and ponies with a single dose.

Features and benefits

• Highly effective against significant parasite threats, including roundworms, tapeworms and bots

• Low volume gel is rapidly absorbed and easily administered

• Supplied in a ready to use syringe, calibrated according to the body weight of the horse to be treated

• Lasts longer than any other wormer available in NZ

• Prevents significant reoccurrence of parasite eggs in the faeces of treated horses for up to 16 weeks

• Treats and controls encysted small strongyles (cyathostomes), the major parasite of concern in adult horses

• Treats and controls ascarids (Parascaris equorum) which remain the most important parasite infecting foals and weanlings

• Shown to reduce faecal egg counts by 99.9% in a single dose, while a five-day, double-dose regimen of fenbendazole was only 42% effective

• When used as directed, Equest Plus Tape is safe in foals over 4 weeks of age and in all breeding stock, including stallions and pregnant mares

Administration

Administer orally (into the mouth) at a dose rate of 0.4mg/kg moxidectin and 2.5mg/kg praziquantel.

Do not administer the full syringe to horses under 400kg. One syringe is sufficient to treat a horse weighing 575kg.

For a heavy horse (weight exceeding 575kg) it will be necessary to apply more than one syringe. For instance, a 725kg horse would require 1¼ syringes to treat. To accurately determine the amount to administer with the second syringe, subtract 575 from the horse’s weight and set the plunger accordingly. For a 725kg horse, set the plunger on the second syringe to 150kg (725kg – 575kg).