African Horse Sickness - Vaccine Plans
The TBA are pleased that the EU has recently announced plans for the establishment of community reserves of vaccines against African Horse Sickness. The TBA played a significant role in the industry lobbying on this initiative, not least by holding the successful high-profile seminar in Newmarket last June in conjunction with The Horse Trust, and through our active work on the industry-led DEFRA African Horse Sickness working group. The TBA also spearheaded the work at a direct European level in Brussels through the European Breeders Federation. We will continue to support breeders by pressing for adequate contingency plans at both national and EU level against equine exotic diseases.
Feb ’09