Protect dung beetles
Internal parasites infect most horses grazing on pasture.
Encysted strongyles are especially dangerous because of their ability to live inside the intestinal wall. When hundreds of encysted strongyles emerge at once, they can cause diarrhea, colic or even death.
Most equine dewormers aren’t able to kill small strongyles in the encysted stage, but Quest and Quest Plus do.
Ivermectin dewormers have the potential to harm valuable dung beetles. Dung beetles help maintain pasture health by removing and burying feces, aerating the soil, recycling nitrogen and improving water retention. By eating, burying and carrying away feces, dung beetles provide many benefits to the pasture ecosystem.
Small strongyles can remain embedded in the horse’s intestinal wall for months or even years.
The clear choice for healthy horses, healthy pasture.
Both QUEST® Gel and QUEST® Plus contain moxidectin, a unique active ingredient that kills encysted strongyles, along with many other harmful parasites, in a single dose.
Moxidectin has no impact on valuable dung beetle populations.1
Clear gel formulation dissolves almost instantly in the horse’s mouth for a gentler deworming experience.
In addition to small strongyles, QUEST Plus with praziquantel also kills harmful tapeworms.
See product labeling for complete directions for use.
View the How does your tapeworm control compare chart.
1. Data on file, Fort Dodge Animal Health.
