Frequently Asked Questions

Please contact your account manager or Dopharma’s Customer Service team. dopharma.nl.

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You can contact your account manager directly to purchase additional tests.

Dopharma is distributor of Micron Kit in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. In these countries the Micron Kit is available through Dopharma. In 2025 we expect to add more countries. In the UK and Ireland the Micron Kit can be purchased via Micron Agritech.

Micron Kit has been designed so that it can be used by anyone. When you purchase the system our expert testing advisor team will schedule training for your organisation, so you will be running rapid tests in no time!

Like our other products, Dopharma supplies the Micron Kit exclusively to practicing veterinarians and wholesalers. 

Tests are done through our simple-to-use app, which is available for both iOS and Android devices.

The Micron Kit FEC test is based on the decades-old McMaster FEC procedure used by laboratories. Our method has been streamlined and standardised to produce more repeatable and consistent results than the standard method.

Micron Kit is proficiency tested through VetQAS to the same standard as traditional laboratories. Our statistical analysis results show that the z-scores from our test results are repeatedly closer to the consensus value within a population of results than many traditional veterinary laboratories. Even with a much faster turnaround time, the Micron Kit doesn’t compromise on accuracy – in fact, we’re setting the standard for what ‘accuracy’ means.

Faecal samples should be no more than two days old. The longer you wait before testing a sample the less likely the parasite eggs will be detected in the test. 

Samples can be prepared anywhere by anyone in under 5 minutes using our user-friendly, streamlined testing preparation procedure. 

Yes, this will increase your testing throughput. Additional slides can be purchased directly through your account manager / Dopharma. 

Yes, of course! 

The manual centrifuge has been designed to enable on-site testing, for example at the livestock farm.

Electronic centrifuges can increase your testing speed and throughput. If you are using an electronic centrifuge, you should centrifuge a sample at 3,000 RPM for 1 minute. 

Electronic centrifuges certified for use with the Micron Kit can be purchased directly through your account manager / Dopharma. 

You will typically receive your results within 30 minutes. Your phone must have an internet connection for this. Make sure you have a good Wi-Fi connection and keep the Micron Agritech app open. This will allow the video to upload as quickly as possible, and your results will appear on the screen shortly afterwards. 

Light: 30-1,000 OPG

Moderate: 1,000-2,000 OPG

High: 2,000-4,000 OPG

Very High: 4,000 OPG +

The Micron Kit worm test is a FEC test (Fecal Egg Count). Micron Kit detects the same worm egg types that a lab FEC would. These are: Strongyle, Nematodirus, Strongyloides, Moniezia, Coccidia and Trichurus.

More information on these parasites can be found on our technology page through: Technology

The message “invalid” result when testing for coccidia/strongyloides eggs is because the Micron Kit cannot generate a result at that moment. This is usually due to problems with the video quality (e.g. darkness, blurriness).

There may be a problem with the camera focus (making it difficult to detect smaller oocysts/eggs, such as those found in coccidia and/or strongyloides infections).

In this document you can find an overview of possible causes of an invalid test result and what you can do in such situation to solve this. Next, we have made a video which provides an additional explanation.

For cleaning the internal lens, please follow this protocol.