Participant Guidelines
- Participants must order the kits before October 12th 2026.
- Participants can select which parasites they wish to test for.
Suit 1: Fluke Sedimentation for presence/absence of fluke eggs
Or
Suit 2: McMasters Egg Count for faecal egg counts of stomach/gut worm eggs
- Participants must carry out 2 faecal tests with a minimum of four weeks between each test.
- Participants who opt to carry out faecal testing will be required to complete a record showing the date of collection of samples, the number of samples collected, and the date submitted to a suitable laboratory/testing facility of their choosing for analysis. In addition, sale receipts of sample kits purchased must be retained on the farm and available for inspection. The Department may also request a copy of the record sheets and purchase receipts from an applicant during the year as part of an administration check to verify compliance with this measure
Sampling Guidelines
- Samples must be submitted to a suitable laboratory/testing facility of the Customer’s choosing (all faecal samples submitted must be fresh).
- Both cows or calves can be sampled
- Take samples of fresh dung from a number of animals and get them to the laboratory / suitable testing facility as soon as possible. A pooled sample should contain faecal samples from ten animals or more.
- In order to avoid deterioration of the samples, it is important to send the sample away to the laboratory / suitable testing facility early in the week.
- Avoid sending samples to the suitable laboratory/testing facility on a Thursday or Friday, as deterioration of the sample over the weekend can result in inaccurate results.
- Avoid putting samples in the freezer or direct sunlight, or holding onto them for over 24 hours.