Pooled testing

Assess the infection level of a group of co-grazing sheep whilst only paying for one faecal egg count

• Reduces cost of monitoring
• Accurate estimation of the group mean egg count
• Useful for regular wormer efficacy checks

How to

You – collect fresh faecal samples from 10-15 sheep in individual bags

Your faecal egg count provider will mix a representative amount from each sample

One sample is then processed from the pooled faeces