Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to both human and animal health and occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria and parasites develop resistance to medication that formerly treated the infection. Parasite AMR is widespread and genetically inherited, making it very difficult to treat. The overuse, incorrect dosage and incorrect choice of anthelmintic drugs lead to a minority of surviving, resistant worms providing the majority of eggs animals ingest from pasture. This increases the change of medication resistance in large farm animals year after year and eventually leads to a drug becoming ineffective.

Gaining the knowledge of what parasite is present and in what quantity can help determine if one anthelmintic is more appropriate than another, thus significantly reducing the use of an incorrect antimicrobial and following best practices for prudent antimicrobial use.

Micron Kit, the fast, portable parasite test kit developed by Micron Agritech, allows veterinarians and SQP’s to make informed decisions on which anthelmintic to prescribe by performing a Faecal Egg Count (FEC) and getting results on the parasite species and burden level within minutes.

After an anthelmintic has been administered Micron Kit can also help vets to determine treatment efficacy when performing a Faecal egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT) or a drench test (composite faecal sample).