farmyard poultry Verm-X Hatches a Bright Idea
Natural internal parasite control company Verm-X has announced the launch of a new product that aims to prove the effectiveness of its traditional herbal preparation.
The new 'Healthy Poultry Pack' contains a 250g tube of Poultry Pellets together with the newly launched Westgate Laboratories faecal egg count test kit and is currently available at a discounted price, allowing poultry owners to use Verm-X and at the same time request 'independent testing' of its efficacy.
The launch of the pack was prompted following one pharmaceutical giant's criticism of traditionally proved herbal preparations. At the recent Animal Health Distributors Association AHDA Conference Verm-X Consultant Veterinary Surgeon Nick Thompson MRCVS addressed some of the major flaws he saw in the study. Nick's message to a 400 strong audience of the UK's leading animal health product distributors and the attending SQPs was clear, “we can no longer continue to ignore the merits of herbal medicine. Herbs can play a valuable role alone, and alongside conventional medicine where necessary.”
At the same conference, concerns about the wide-spread use of synthetic chemical anthelmintics, particularly amongst horses, dogs and cats, were voiced and Nick also addressed the major issue of resistance in anthelmintics, some of the limitations of pharmacological medicine and discussed the sustainability and side-effects of drugs. “Herbal preparations have many added health benefits as well as specific effects”, he said, “and there is no known resistance to herbal preparations.”
Nick continued, “We need to bring herbal preparations into (internal parasite control) regimes to take the strain off pharmaceuticals. Resistance to anthelmintic treatment is a real problem that will never go away.”
Nick Thompson - AHDA
AHDA Secretary General Ian Scott concluded, “From the point of view of AHDA we see a role for both types of products.”
The new 250g tube of Verm-X Poultry Pellets, included in the Healthy Poultry Pack, will last five birds over six months and the test kit from Westgate Laboratories contains everything needed for poultry keepers to safely send a faecal sample to the laboratory for worm egg count analysis, at no extra cost.
Suitable for chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, the Verm-X Healthy Poultry Pack is
currently available from over 2,000 pet shops and country retailers at the special offer price of £17.99, normal price £21.99. To find your local stockist and to watch Nick Thompson's full address at the AHDA Conference, visit
www.verm-x.com
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