Merial To Host Successful Worm Egg Count Masterclass Again In 2013
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6th February, 2013 20h38
Following last year’s highly successful Worm Egg Count MasterClass at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, EQVALAN® and EQVALAN® Duo manufacturer Merial, in association with expert parasitologists Professor Jacqui Matthews, BVMS PhD MRCVS, and Dr Dave Bartley, BSc PhD, is pleased to announce that the event will once again be hosted in 2013.
The use of Worm Egg Counts (WECs) is now a vital part of any advice given to clients regarding anthelmintics, so this expert masterclass is designed to equip SQPs and vet nurses with the expertise they need to undertake WECs at their practice or store. Such training will add significant value to anthelmintic usage advice and sales, and enable veterinary nurses and SQPs to develop individual worming programmes for their clients based on best practice. Additionally, this training will qualify for 52 AMTRA CPD points.
The 2013 event will take place on Thursday 14th March from 9.30am until 5.00pm at the
Moredun Research Institute just outside Edinburgh. The event will include seminars on equine parasites and drug resistance, problem solving tutorials and a hands-on WEC practical learning and practicing techniques in the state-of-the-art lab.
Sophie Giddens from
Chine House Vets who attended a previous event commented: “The course was really well set out. It was very informative and the practical gave me a good idea as to what method of worm egg count we could put into practice at our equine hospital. We have used a lot of information and ideas gained from the course to improve the worming and egg count service we provide for our clients and are currently updating our website.”
Another past participant Graham Williams, Managing Director of
Intelligent Worming agreed: “We arranged for our full Adviser Team to attend and flew up from south Wales to understand the full implications of blanket worming and the need for horse owners to rethink their worming programmes. It has been invaluable in explaining the importance of faecal worm egg counts and the methods of testing especially as we are now seeing such a high percentage of worm burdens in horses compared to previous years.
“SQP’s should attend to listen to Professor Jacquie Matthews who, in our opinion, is at the leading edge of understanding and dealing with the resistance issues that will be faced by horse owners in years to come – unless we change our worming approach!”
We expect this event to be extremely popular and places are limited so please book as soon as possible. Cost: £200 per delegate.
To find out more or book your place, contact Merial Equine Health 01279 775851 or email
[email protected].
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