Veterinary practitioners, laboratory and veterinary technicians, farm managers, and other equine professionals frequently request updated information on and guidance for equine parasite control. Changing recommendations and the existence of several unsupported myths make it challenging to define a proper parasite control program.

A new book titled Handbook of Equine Parasite Control, by Craig R. Reinemeyer, PhD, East Tennessee Clinical Research in Rockville, Tenn., and Martin K. Nielsen, DVM, PhD, EVPC, assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Science at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, compiles all the available scientific material and translates it into practical updated information about controlling parasites in horses.

Both authors spent years in equine veterinary practice before pursuing an academic career in equine parasitology. They are both board certified in veterinary parasitology and have published widely in the field.

"With increasing frequency, we had people asking for something to read to provide them with the missing information about equine parasitology," Nielsen said. "Craig and I agreed that no single publication encompassing all the needed information was out there, and that we simply had to write that book ourselves