20.500.12556/RUL-177857 Control of Bovicola equi infestation in a herd of horses using an environmentally sustainable treatment protocol 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. Bovicola equi diatomaceous earth geraniol horses natural treatment neem extract veterinary medicine Bovicola equi diatomejska zemlja geraniol konji naravno zdravljenje nim Azadirachta indica izvleček true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-09 16:29:18 2026-01-09 16:29:25 2026-01-10 04:27:53 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 7 str. iss. 1, art. e70317 Vol. 14 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.09:616.9 2052-6121 10.1002/vrc2.70317 262827779 Vet_Record_Case_Reports_-_2025_-_Bandelj_-_Control_of_Bovicola_equi_infestation_in_a_herd_of_horses_using_an.pdf Vet_Record_Case_Reports_-_2025_-_Bandelj_-_Control_of_Bovicola_equi_infestation_in_a_herd_of_horses_using_an.pdf 1 0977C2D4084DFC0DFE2C4470FB01392D 4534be2e2be966d7c19169854eb4bb089f7353275ac66a5c784ddae940acb586 8cdb75fe-ed70-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225239 https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vrc2.70317 1 f81256dc-ed6f-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225238 Veterinarska fakulteta 0 0 0