ASSOCIATION Coming in August EVE: Convention registration kit
The AAEP’s 70th Annual Convention returns to the Sunshine State of Florida for the first time in eight years in December. A virtual option will also be available. In support of the meeting, the convention registration kit will be inserted in the August issue of EVE.
The kit will feature the complete educational program, social events listing, trade show information, registration and hotel information, and more.
Registration is expected to open in mid-July. Visit
aaep.org/event/70th-annual-aaep-convention to view the most current convention information.
Catch up with colleagues and old classmates this December in Orlando.
Updated Internal Parasite Control Guidelines published
The AAEP has issued revised Internal Parasite Control Guidelines to help minimize the risk of parasitic disease and maintain the effectiveness of current drugs for as long as possible by delaying further development of anthelmin- tic resistance.
The guidelines, originally created in 2013 and last revised in 2019, account for recent advances in knowledge concerning increased anthelmintic resistance and optimiza- tion of parasite control management practices. The guidelines also address common misconceptions and offer parasite control program recommendations for senior horses (over 15 years old), mature horses (between 5 and 15 years old), and young horses (under 5 years old).
“We have seen dramatic development in the field of equine parasite control over the past 10 years, since we first launched these guidelines, and we work hard to keep our recommendations up to date,” said Dr. Martin Nielsen, Schlaikjer Professor of Equine Infectious Diseases at the University of Kentucky.
Important conclusions to be drawn from the revised guidelines are to: • Perform fecal egg count reduction tests annually to ensure that you are using effective dewormers in every herd or barn.
• Recognize that no anthelmintic will eliminate all parasitic stages from a horse.
• Continue using fecal egg counts once or twice per year to stratify horses into low, medium and high shedders to reduce pasture contamination.
• Deworm all horses at a baseline rate and target selected horses more often based on fecal egg counts.
• Not use fecal egg counts to diagnose disease in horses as there is no correlation between fecal egg counts and disease-causing parasite life stages.
Third instar Gasterophilus nasalis bots in the Pylorus of a horse.
• Discontinue deworming all horses with fixed intervals year-round and stop blindly rotating anthel- mintic classes.
The guidelines were reviewed and updated by the AAEP Internal Parasite Control Guidelines Task Force, chaired by Dr. Nielsen and comprised of 10 AAEP members pre- dominantly board certified in veterinary internal medicine, veterinary parasitology and/or veterinary microbiology. The updated guidelines were reviewed and approved by the AAEP Infectious Disease Committee and board of directors.
View the guidelines or save them to your mobile device at
aaep.org/resource/internal-parasite-control-guidelines. You may also access the guidelines through the AAEP On-the-Go app; search “AAEP On-the-Go” at your app store to download.
AAEP News July 2024 V
Robert Bastian
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