Guidance

Internal parasites in camelids and subsidised testing

Guidance on internal parasites in camelids and the subsidised testing that APHA are offering.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
18 August 2025

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Internal parasites in camelids (HTML webpage)

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Internal parasites in camelids (PDF format)

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Subsidised camelid parasitology testing (HTML webpage)

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Subsidised camelid parasitology testing (PDF format)

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Details

Information notes provide vets with further guidance for circumstances such as:

  • unusual seasonal events
  • emerging diseases
  • outbreaks of non-statutory disease

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is offering subsidised worm egg and coccidial oocyst counting for camelids until 30 June 2026.

This guidance provides information on:  

  • problems caused by internal parasites
  • how to detect and manage internal parasites in camelids
  • the subsidised tests on offer

Updates to this page

Published 18 August 2025

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