Worm count kit (FEC) suitable for all types of poultry, such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, quail, pheasants, guinea fowl etc.
This pack contains everything you need to take and return 1 worm count sample from your flock, either from 1 individual bird or a blended sample from the whole flock. Its recommended to do at least 1 sample per 10 birds.
Worm counts are now used as the basis for parasite control programmes. By testing your poultry for the presence of common worms, you avoid giving unnecessary expensive wormer pellets, and help prevent the growing issue of wormer chemical resistance.
Recently given a wormer? This test can check whether your wormer worked correctly (10-14+ days after given).
Whats inside?
1 blending bag to place bird droppings into
1 Poopot to fill with your sample
1 sample bag to place poopot in
1 optional rubber glove
1 prepaid return envelope
Testing voucher
Information sheet with full instructions
All postage is included, and your return envelope can be posted in any UK mail box.
Worm Count Kit For Poultry
Industry standard modified mcmaster faecal floatation (FEC)
Poultry: heterakis (caecal worm), capillaria (hairworms/threadworms), ascaridia (roundworms), syngamus (gapeworm), coccidia oocysts (the protazoa that causes coccidiosis)