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Micron Kit is the fastest and most reliable FEC & Fluke testing solution. With AI-powered testing and analytics, you can get lab-accurate parasite test results on your farm in just 10 minutes.
Our technology is cutting-edge yet simple to use. We leverage the powerful computer already in your pocket, your mobile phone, to rapidly detect disease in animals. With our app a video of a sample is taken through the Micron Kit Reader, this is uploaded to an analysis server for processing via artificial intelligence to generate rapid, consistent and accurate results, which are delivered directly to your device. Here are the parasite egg types we generate results for.
Strongyle (80 x 45 µm – 95 x 50 µm)
Strongyles are a type of roundworm egg encompassing a variety of species. The most clinically relevant are Haemonchus contortus, Teladorsagia and Trichostrongylus species. These affect both young and older animals, causing parasitic gastroenteritis from mid-summer onwards, especially in sheep, cattle and horses.
Nematodirus (200 x 90 µm)
Nematodirus battus, a roundworm, affects young sheep and cattle in the late spring and early summer, causing Nematodirosis. Symptoms of this include sudden onset diarrhea and can cause death. The hatching of Nematodirus worm eggs occurs on pasture when there is a cold period followed by prolonged warmer conditions.
Coccidia (20 – 40 µm)
Coccidia are a protozoan. They are a single-celled organism which can affect all grazing animals. Young animals are particularly vulnerable. Coccidiosis is one of the most common diseases that cause damage to the intestinal tract, particularly in sheep and calves. Coccidiosis in lambs is one of the most economically detrimental diseases of sheep, causing production losses in flocks in the UK and Ireland.
Strongyloides (50 x 22 µm)
Strongyloides are also known as a threadworm in the US. An infection of Strongyloides affects the small intestine of sheep, especially lambs, as well as cattle and goats. An infection can cause diarrhea and malnutrition, especially in young animals.