Fecal egg counting

Fecal egg counting is a method to determine the number of worm eggs excreted per gram of feces (EPG). Fecal egg counts (FECs) have many uses in parasite control programs. They can be used to estimate the parasite load in an animal, show changes in the seasonal levels of pasture infection, determine effectiveness of dewormers, and evaluate genetic differences in animals.

Articles

Doing your own research and fecal egg counts. Part 6 in a six part series on worm control in goats. Dr. Steve Hart, Langston University. Originally published in Goat Rancher Magazine [August 2008].

; Ray M. Kaplan DVM Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia; and James E. Miller DVM Ph.D., School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University.

; by Heather Gannon, North Carolina State University [2013].

External links

Fecal egg counting for sheep and goat producers. David Fernandez. Extension Livestock Specialist. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. [April 2012].

Faecal egg counts (interpretation). Vet Lab Manual. New South Wales, Australia.

McMaster Egg Counting Technique; VPTH 603 Veterinary Parasitology; University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Online manual for conducting fecal egg counts in goats; Langston University.

. Anne Zajac; Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

Fact sheets

; William P. Shulaw, DVM, Extension Veterinarian, Ohio State University Extension, Veterinary Medicine [2011].

Sources of McMaster slides

Chalex Corporation
P.O. Box 187
Wallowa, OR 97885
www.vetslides.com

Eggzamin™
eggzamin.com

FEC Source

fecsource.com

Focal Point
TE (Eddy) Krecek

; www.mcmaster.co.za

Hausser Scientific
935 Horsham Road, Suite C
Horsham, PA 19044

www.hausserscientific.com

4-Hers learning to do fecal egg counts.