onchercerca Archives - The Horses Back https://thehorsesback.com/tag/onchercerca/ Body Talk for Thinking Owners Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:57:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thehorsesback.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-NTW-ICON-1.jpg onchercerca Archives - The Horses Back https://thehorsesback.com/tag/onchercerca/ 32 32 The Disturbing Truth About Neck Threadworms and Your Itchy Horse https://thehorsesback.com/neck-threadworms/ https://thehorsesback.com/neck-threadworms/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:18:57 +0000 http://thehorsesback.com/?p=1633 Look on any ivermectin or moxidectin-based wormer packet and you’ll see a long list of parasites. Tucked in neatly at the end – it’s nearly always at the end – you’ll see the words Onchocerca cervicalis, otherwise known as neck threadworms. Also known as neck threadworms, these critters vary in length from 6cm to 30cm […]

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