Control of Bovicola equi infestation in a herd of horses using an environmentally sustainable treatment protocol

Bandelj, Petra (avtor), Peregrine, Andrew (avtor), Joachim, Anja (avtor)

In March 2024, a Slovenian warmblood gelding presented with severe pruritus and skin lesions throughout its head, neck and around the base of the tail. The owners had observed increased pruritus in multiple animals within the herd. After careful examination, Bovicola equi were found in all five horses, but not the pony. Horse owners requested an environmentally sustainable treatment plan, which consisted of (a) mechanical removal of lice by shaving and/or combing, (b) application of 0.2 g/horse (0.1 g/pony) neem extract, geraniol (0.5 g/horse, 0.25 g/pony) and diatomaceous earth (250 g/horse, 50 g/pony). Clinical signs ceased 1 week after the initial treatment, no lice were found after 3 weeks, and skin lesions resolved within 6 weeks. Although there was no control group to estimate the true efficiency of the described treatment, upon follow-up, all horses remained lice-free for at least 18 months after the last treatment.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: Bovicola equi, diatomaceous earth, geraniol, horses, natural treatment, neem extract, veterinary medicine
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: VF - Veterinarska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: 7 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 14, iss. 1, art. e70317
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-177857
• UDK: 636.09:616.9
• ISSN pri članku: 2052-6121
• DOI: 10.1002/vrc2.70317
• COBISS.SI-ID: 262827779
• Datum objave v RUL: 09.01.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Veterinary record case reports
• Skrajšan naslov: Vet. rec. case rep.
• Založnik: Wiley, British Veterinary Association
• ISSN: 2052-6121
• COBISS.SI-ID: 68960771

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Najbolj omejujoča licenca Creative Commons. Uporabniki lahko prenesejo in delijo delo v nekomercialne namene in ga ne smejo uporabiti za nobene druge namene.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: Bovicola equi, diatomejska zemlja, geraniol, konji, naravno zdravljenje, nim, Azadirachta indica, izvleček

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P4-0092
• Naslov: Zdravje živali, okolje in varna hrana

• Financer: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection