Worm Egg Counts
Monitor and help to improve the effectiveness of your drenching program. Select local CRT® independent businesses offer worm egg count services. Available at select stores, the service may include the arrangement of lab tests to help you confirm the worm prevalence present in your sheep, cattle or other livestock’s dung.
About service
Where offered by a store, the worm egg count service would generally involve suggestions and support, from sample collection right through to helping you assess the effectiveness of your new drenching program based on the results and providing you with the products you need to optimise your drenching program. Using the wrong drench or having an unsuitable drenching schedule can lead to production loss and livestock fatality stemming from dangerous or undetected levels of worm burden. A worm egg count service can involve the recommendation of the products and a drenching schedule that may work for you. CRT makes a wide range of drench products available to its network of independent businesses, to provide access to suitable products for your livestock.
Worm infestations can spell disaster for Australian producers. Help to prevent disease and production loss in your livestock by undertaking regular worm egg counts to test the effectiveness of your drenching program. For information on how to collect samples from your livestock, contact your local CRT independent store (service offered at selected stores only, on the store’s terms and conditions).
The team at your local CRT independent store generally have an understanding of the conditions in your area and may be able to provide you with suggestions based on true local knowledge. Drop into your local CRT independent store today and ask if worm egg count services are available in your location and what terms apply.
Worm egg count FAQ
Will my samples be tested in-store?
This will vary depending on the terms and conditions of your local CRT independent store, and sample testing may either occur in-store with a FecPak diagnostic machine, or it may be sent to a third party off-site lab for testing. Ask your local CRT independent store for further details.
Which animals can I complete worm egg count tests for?
This will vary depending on the terms and conditions of your local CRT independent store and your area, but generally worm egg count services are available for most species of animal where tested in select labs located nationwide. The most commonly tested animals are sheep, cattle and horses. Talk to your local CRT independent store to find out what testing capabilities are available in your area and offered by your store.
How do I collect and store samples?
Contact your local CRT store for information on the best way to collect and store samples.
Find a CRT store who offers Worm Egg Counts
CRT is a network of proudly independent stores. Some CRT stores offer services, advice and/or information to its customers. All services, advice and/or information are provided by the independent store only on the terms and conditions and on the pricing of that store and are not provided by Combined Rural Traders Pty Limited (CRT Australia). All services, advice and/or information provided by an independent store are the responsibility of the individual store who provides or supplies that to you. Services and offerings vary between stores are subject to availability. Please contact your local independent store to confirm the services they offer, availability and the terms of service which apply. CRT Australia makes no representations to you about the services, advice and/or information provided by its independent network of stores, including with respect to the standard, quality or accurateness, and any future matters like the outcome or performance of such services, advice or information, including any drenching plan, animal health outcomes or results of sample testing. The information on this page has been prepared without taking your objectives or circumstances into account, and is not a substitute for tailored advice for your circumstances. We encourage you to make and rely on your own enquiries in relation prior to use or reliance on such services, advice and/or information. CRT Australia does not accept any liability arising from any services, advice and/or information provided by an independent store Always use products in accordance with the label and applicable law.
