VI AAEP News April 2018
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Biosecurity guidance for equine transporters published Protocols accessible through Equine Disease Communication Center website
Endeavoring to safeguard horse health and minimize risk of disease spread when shipping horses, the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) has published on its website Biosecurity for Equine Transporters. The guidelines-style document provides specific recommendations for ensuring the health of trans- ported horses, cleaning and disinfecting transport vehicles, and limiting stress of equine passengers.
“The major horse transportation companies generally do an excellent job with biosecurity, but there are many amateur transporters who aren’t necessarily aware of or don’t adhere to best biosecurity practices,” said Bailey McCallum, EDCC communication manager. “Biosecurity for Equine Transporters combines current knowledge and established practices from trusted sources into a manageable two-page document of recommended protocols. I encourage veteri- narians to alert their clients who transport horses themselves or with amateur shippers of its availability.”
Visit
equinediseasecc.org/biosecurity/travel to access Biosecurity for Equine Transporters.
3,500 horses in need vaccinated during UHVRC’s 2018 campaign
Day’s End Farm Horse Rescue, which rehabilitates and rehomes horses seized from animal protection authorities in Maryland and sur- rounding states, is among 226 nonprofit equine rescue and retirement facilities to receive free vaccines in 2018 through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC).
In the 11th year of partnership between the AAEP and Merck Animal Health, the UHVRC provided 3,500 doses of vaccines to protect horses from eastern equine encephali- tis (EEE), western equine encephalitis (WEE), equine rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1 and EHV-4), tetanus, West Nile Virus and rabies. Since its inception, the UHVRC has delivered more than 28,000 doses of core vaccines to protect horses in need.
“Veterinary expenses as well as medi- cations, de-worming and vaccinations are our largest annual expenses in our equine programs,” said DeEtte Hillman, equine programs director for Day’s End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine, Md. “Receiving UHVRC vaccinations is a huge help to our
“Irish,” an aged pony that pulled fruit and vegetable carts in downtown Baltimore until seized by the city due to poor living conditions and general neglect, is among the horses at Day’s End Farm Horse Rescue to receive core vaccines through the UHVRC.
horses and helps relieve the financial burden that comes with maintaining a healthy equine program.”
Dr. Richard Forfa, founder of Monocacy Equine Veterinary
Associates in Dickerson, Md., facili- tated the farm’s application for free vaccines. The annual application deadline is Jan. 31. To learn more, visit
uhvrc.org.
Anne M. Eberhardt
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