Statera Mobile Equine Scales - We come to you!
Statera Equine is available for on site horse weighing. We come to you, set up our scales and weigh your horse. We offer weigh days across Sydney, Central Coast and the Hunter Valley. If you are outside of this area, we may be able to make a special consideration depending on the number of horses booked.
The cost is: one horse is $40, up to 3 horses per owner $30 each, 4 or more horses per owner $25 per horse. We provide you with a weigh card where you can schedule follow up weigh days to track your horse’s progress.
2 Horse minimum to book. Travel fees may apply depending on location.
Weigh in and Faecal Egg Count
Weigh in and Faecal Egg Count
Statera and Wormscope are joining forces to offer a unique service.
Horse weighing and Egg Count service will be offered onsite at your property. Statera equine will come to you with mobile scales, we do the weighing, and collect the samples. Alternatively you can drop the samples off to Mandalong stock feeds within the week.
Results come back to you within 24 hours and will include the work count, what to worm with (if it’s needed) and the dosage.
On the weigh day you will receive a weight card with your horse’s current weight and follow up weights if you get them. We can also check your horse’s height if you would like this added to your card.
The Weight and Faecal Egg Counts service will be available in Sydney, central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter Valley. 5 horse minimum to book.
Cost: An additional $25 per horse for FEC. Weighing prices are $40 for 1 horse, $30 for up up to 3 horses, and $25 for 4 or more horses (per owner)
If you are a large facility with 10 or more horses to be booked further discounts may apply.
A Faecal Egg Count (FEC) should form part of the worming program for every horse, pony and foal.
An FEC is a quantitative technique in which a measured quantity of faeces is mixed with a known volume of flotation solution. A sub-sample of that mixture is then examined microscopically to count the number of strongyle eggs present. The result is then reported as the number of eggs per gram (EPG).
In the past, the standard worming program has been to worm every horse every 6,8 or 12 weeks depending on your climate. This approach has resulted in horses being chemically wormed when they didn’t need it AND parasites that have become resistant to the active ingredients in the worming products.
It is now considered best practice to conduct a FEC before administering a wormer and to then only worm horse in the herd that have an EPG count of 200 or more.
