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
Last updated
1 July 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Internal parasites in camelids (HTML webpage)

HTML

Internal parasites in camelids (PDF format)

PDF, 278 KB, 2 pages

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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 JuneJuly 2026.2027.

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
Last updated 1 July 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Updated the 'Internal parasites in camelids' and 'Subsidised camelid parasitology testing' html attachments to reflect testing is accessible until 30 July 2027 at an increased price of £7.30 per sample.

  2. First published.

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