XII AAEP News May 2018


INDUSTRY USTA adopts microchipping for Standardbreds


  with a microchip for identification. All racehorses will be required to be microchipped by 2021.


Microchips will replace freeze brands and lip tattoos as means of Standardbred identification. The microchips, manufactured by  ligament. USTA ID technicians will be trained to implant the microchips for USTA members.


Relatedly, the USTA is projecting a 2018 registered foal crop of   


Economic impact study results reaffirm veterinary service opportunities


Nearly all horse owners employ a veterinarian for routine care and examinations, but pockets of service opportunities exist within specialized services according to veterinary care statistics contained within the    


If this sounds familiar, it should: study findings largely corroborate results of AAEP’s own market research conducted in 2012 prior to the launch of the AAEP Touch  in both surveys use a veterinarian for routine care and examinations, - dents use a non-veterinarian for chi- ropractic work, dental care, massage 


 both surveys regularly use their vet- erinarian to learn more about horse


 


       


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care and the horse industry. Word of mouth and horse-related associations are indicated as other popular infor- mation sources. The value and trust owners place in veterinarians as an information resource can help veteri- narians establish and retain relation- ships if utilized properly.


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 


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 totaled $4.5 billion or approximately $620 per horse.


For more information on veterinary service opportunities, please visit the AAEP Touch website at touch.aaep. org.


Dr. Nat White


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