As more farmers experience drench resistance firsthand, and awareness of the risk of it growing, we are seeing a huge increase in our in-clinic FEC testing.
This year (July 2025 - April 2026), we have done 663 FEC tests through our Parasight machines across our clinics. That is a 38% increase on the 2024-25 year and covers both individual samples and composite tests for sheep, beef and dairy animals.
Testing is an important part of an effective parasite management programme and we are happy to see more farmers checking on the status of their stock instead of just blanket drenching.
As well as helping to prevent drench resistance, testing can be beneficial for your bottom line and time management. You spend so much time and money drenching lambs, you need to know it’s worthwhile!
Our Parasight machines use highly sensitive testing technology, so, if there are eggs there, we will find them! They allow us to process FEC tests in-clinic, rather than sending them to an external lab, which means you can get results quicker.
