QUEST + TAPEWORMS

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Sat, 15 Nov 1997 08:35:32 -0800 (PST)

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From: Bev Ryan
Email: rikan@e-z.net

QUEST DOES NOT CONTROL TAPEWORMS, CURRENTLY THERE IS NO DEWORMER ON THE MARKET THAT IS LABELED FOR THIS PARASITE. VETERINARIANS DO RECOMMEND A DOUBLE DOSE OF STRONGID PASTE. TAPE WORMS ARE USUALLY FOUND IN AREAS HIGHLY IRRIGATED AND THE ITERMEDIATE HOST IS A MITE. QUEST HAS BEEN AVAILABLE IN MANY COUNTRIES SINCE 1992 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESISTANCE. MOST OF THE PARASITES THAT IVERMECTIN CLAIMS IT CONTROLS ARE NEARLY NON EXISTANT IN THE U.S. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MOXIDECTIN (QUEST) AND IVERMECTIN TRANSLATE DIRECTLY INTO HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE BENEFITS FOR HORSES.