Micron Agritech’s diagnostic platform detects 100 million parasite eggs, expanding into companion animals amid resistance concerns

Micron Agritech’s platform has identified 100 million parasite eggs, now extending from livestock to companion animals, streamlining on-farm testing and impacting treatments amid rising drug resistance concerns and the need for faster, cost-effective diagnostics.

Micron Agritech says it has now detected 100 million parasite eggs through its diagnostics platform as it broadens from livestock and horses into companion animals. The expansion underlines how rapid on-farm and in-clinic testing is moving from a niche tool to part of routine parasite management, with implications for drug resistance, treatment timing and veterinary spending.

The Irish company’s Micron Kit uses an AI-enabled reader to produce faecal egg count results in minutes and upload them to a mobile device. Micron says the system is already used for cattle, sheep and horses, and now has companion-animal testing alongside integrated faecal egg count reduction test reporting.

That matters because FECRT data are increasingly treated as a benchmark for whether dewormers are still working. Merck Animal Health says its database, the largest of its kind, includes more than 14,000 samples from 600 farms and evaluates 23 products; it defines success as a reduction of at least 90 per cent in parasite eggs. The company has also warned that pour-on and injectable products have fallen below that threshold in recent data.

Micron is positioning its platform as a way to make such monitoring faster, cheaper and more accessible, while also helping veterinarians tailor treatment and reduce unnecessary dosing. In a market where resistance is a growing concern, the commercial case is increasingly tied to evidence, not just convenience.