Deadline closing-in for comments on national equine infection control
Jun 4, 2018 | 3:51 PM
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OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) deadline for comments on a proposed new national equine infectious anemia disease control program is drawing near.
The disease, which is also known as swamp fever, is a potentially fatal virus which can affect horses, donkeys and mules.
One of the key recommendations is for the C-F-I-A to develop a program that includes some mandatory testing requirements for certain movements of horses in western Canada.
The C-F-I-A says there’s been little owner-requested testing among western Canada horse owners, even though many positive cases of the disease have been identified in the area.
