BI Equimec Plus Tape

Suitable for: Horses as part of a regular parasite control program.

In 2017, Merial merged with Boehringer Ingelheim to become a leader in equine health. Formulating a range of parasiticides, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, Merial focuses on preventative animal healthcare with a passion for enriching the human-animal bond and herd-health productivity.

Merial Equimec Plus Tape is a broad-spectrum worming gel for horses that is effective against all susceptible internal parasites, including tapeworm, roundworms and bot species. This mectin-based wormer combines two active compounds, Ivermectin and Praziquantel in a convenient graduated trigger application and a palatable aniseed flavouring for easy administration. For a full list of parasites covered, please see below.

• Broad-spectrum worming paste for horses, including tapeworms
• Convenient graduated trigger application
• Palatable, aniseed flavoured gel accepted by most horses
• Gel sticks to your horsess mouth
• Safe to use in all horses, including foals, pregnant mares and breeding stallions

Directions for use: Administer orally at the recommended dose of 1mL / 40kg bodyweight. The contents of one syringe will treat one horse at 600kg bodyweight. Insert the syringe into the side of the horses mouth in the gap between the front and back teeth. Advance the plunger as far as it will go, press the plunger to the chosen dosage, depositing the medication on the rear of the tongue. Immediately raise the horse?s head for a few seconds after dosing to ensure the full dose has been swallowed.

Merial Equimec Plus Tape gel is up to 100% effective in treating all major internal parasites in horses including:

• Large strongyles (Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus edentatus, Strongylus equinus and Triodontophorus spp.)
• Small strongyles including benzimidazole resistant strains (Cyathostomum spp., Cylicocyclus spp., Cylicostephanus spp., Cylicodontophorus spp., Gyalocephalus spp.)
• Ascarids (Parascaris equorum)
• Pinworms (Oxyuris equi)
• Hairworms (Trichostrongylus axei)
• Large mouthed stomach worms (Habronema muscae)
• Lungworms (Dictyocaulus arnfieldi)
• Neck and intestinal threadworms (Onchocerca spp., Strongyloides westeri)
• All three species of tapeworms (Anoplocephala perfoliata, Anoplocephala magna, Paranoplocephala mammillana)
• Bots (Gasterophilus spp.)
• Also controls skin lesions caused by Habronema and Draschia spp, and cutaneous larvae (summer sores) by Onchocerca spp.