Fecal Egg Counting

Ensure your horse's health and well-being with our comprehensive Fecal Egg Counting service, offered year-round with Fecal Focus Diagnostics.

We recommend testing in the spring and fall when parasite levels are typically highest. Do you know your horse's parasitic load?

Fecal Egg Counting is a vital test to determine your horse's current parasite load. Knowing this information is essential for proper worming management. By determining the parasite load, you may be able to prevent future health issues, saving you time, money, and frustration.

This service allows you to:

• Choose the best wormer option based on your horse’s individual results.
• Determine if adjustments are needed to your current worming plan or schedule.
• Identify a parasite source as a potential culprit for issues like weight loss, a
  dull coat, colic, or ulcer-like symptoms.

Fecal Egg Counting Instructions:

1.Contact the Mill location nearest you to arrange a time to drop off your horse’s
fecal sample.

Bel Air: 410-838-6111

Black Horse: 410-692-2200

Hampstead: 410-374-6066

Hereford: 410-329-6558

Kingstown: 410-778-1551

Red Lion: 717-244-4511

Salisbury: 410-546-6234

Whiteford: 410-452-8177

2. You can either fill out a form when you drop the sample off -OR- if you would
like to have the form filled out ahead of time, click here to download.

3. Sample needs to be less than 24 hours old when dropped off:

- The fresher the sample, the better.

-  Collect sample in a Ziplock bag

o Label the bag with your name, the horse’s name, and the date and time of collection.

- Refrigerate sample if not immediately bringing to the store for drop off.

o It is equally important that the sample does not freeze.

4.The Mill will email you the results, typically within a week of drop off.