Equitak Excel is a three-way combination wormer containing Abamectin, Praziquantel, and Oxfendazole, providing broad-spectrum control of susceptible strains of roundworms, tapeworms, and stomach bots in horses, including abamectin-resistant Parascaris equorum and benzimidazole-resistant small strongyles.
Equitak Excel contains:
Abamectin – a member of the macrocyclic lactone (avermectin) family of drenches
Praziquantel – a member of the pyrazinoisoquinoline family of anthelmintics
Oxfendazole – a member of the benzimidazole family of drenches
Effective against the following parasites in horses:
- Roundworms (Ascarids): Parascaris equorum (mature and immature)
- Small strongyles: Cyathostomum spp., Gyalocephalus spp., Cylicostephanus spp., Cylicocyclus spp. (mature and immature), including benzimidazole-resistant strains
- Large strongyles: Strongylus vulgaris (mature and arterial larval stages), Strongylus edentatus (mature and tissue stages), Strongylus equinus (mature), Triodontophorus spp. (mature)
- Large mouth stomach worms: Habronema spp.
- Hairworms: Trichostrongylus axei (mature)
- Intestinal threadworms: Strongyloides westeri (mature)
- Pinworms: Oxyuris equi (adult and immature)
- Lungworms: Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (mature and immature)
- Tapeworms: Anoplocephala perfoliata (mature and immature, scoleces and segments)
- Bots: Gasterophilus spp. (oral and gastric stages)
Dosage and Administration
For oral use only. Do not underdose.
General dose rate:
1 gram of paste per 20 kg bodyweight
Delivers:
Oxfendazole 10 mg/kg
Praziquantel 2.5 mg/kg
Abamectin 0.2 mg/kg
Active constituents (per gram):
Abamectin 4 mg
Praziquantel 50 mg
Oxfendazole 200 mg
Also contains sodium metabisulphite 1 mg (antioxidant) and benzyl alcohol ≤3.0% w/w
Dosage Guide:
BodyweightDose
100 kg5 g
200 kg10 g
300 kg15 g
400 kg20 g
500 kg25 g
600 kg30 g
Administration Instructions:
1. Set the correct dose by turning the plunger lock.
2. Remove the syringe cap.
3. Insert the nozzle into the side of the horse’s mouth (between the front and back teeth).
4. Advance over the tongue, press the plunger fully.
5. Raise the horse’s head and hold briefly to ensure the full dose is swallowed.
Safe for:
- Foals
- Breeding mares/stallions
- Pregnant mares (all stages)
- Lactating mares