Video: Gadflies And Horses
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The gadfly lays its eggs on the forelegs, chest and head of the horse between May and October. The eggs can be found as small yellow dots on the horse's skin.
Gadflies are very annoying to horses, and this makes them lick and bite themselves. Unfortunately, this action only helps the eggs of the gadfly, since they get on the mucous membranes of the lips, cheeks and tongue of the horse, and although this does not cause much discomfort to the horse, the eggs mature within 3-4 weeks and then move to the stomach.
Too many eggs in the stomach can lead to dry skin, fever, overactive activity, loss of appetite, diarrhea, or constipation. Larvae can cause gastritis, stomach ulcers, and in severe cases, gastric perforation, leading to fatal peritonitis.
The larvae remain in the stomach until spring, after which they enter the ground along with the horse's secretions, become adult gadflies and repeat the cycle.
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To prevent infection of the horse, it is necessary to regularly give it anthelmintics that kill the larvae in the stomach, in addition, ivermectin is very effective.
The eggs of the larvae should be regularly removed from the horse's skin by hand or with a knife.
It is also effective to bring horses to fresh air at nightfall and put them in a stall in the early morning.
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