title: A practical health programme for prevention of parasitic and infectious diseases in horses and ponies.
abstract: A scheme of combined anthelmintic treatment and vaccination is described. The seasonal veterinary activities are as follows: March (all horses); parasitological examination of faeces, anthelmintic treatment, immunization against influenza and tetanus (booster dose). June: parasitological faeces examination of foals, anthelmintic treatment of all horses, immunization of foals against tetanus (1st dose). August: anthelmintic treatment of all horses and immunization of foals against influenza (1st dose) and tetanus (2nd dose). October: parasitological faeces examination and anthelmintic treatment of all horses, and immunization against influenza of foals (2nd dose) and yearlings (2nd booster dose). December (for all horses): anthelmintic treatment.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004175:Diptera; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006736:Horses; D007114:Immunization / Q000662:veterinary; D007239:Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D009198:Myiasis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal; D013319:Strongyle Infections, Equine / Q000517:prevention & control; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics