This message is from: Starfire Farm <starfiref...@usa.net>
ruth bushnell wrote:
It occurs to me, from this piece that you have shared, that the most
comprehensive
control of this infectious disease is to STOP European importation, is
that not correct?
Unfortunately, that is not correct. It has been a problem in the Quarter
Horse, Thoroughbred and Standardbred breeding industry, in
THIS country, for a number of years. Now, those are pretty All American
breeds, yes? Common use of improperly disinfected breeding equipment
(phantoms, A.V.s, etc) has served to spread the disease throughout the
country. With more and more breeders turning to artificial insemination
in a number of breeds, it was perhaps inevitable that it would finally
infect our breed. Unfortunate, but inevitable. Therefore, simply
stopping importation of foreign horses would not have stopped this from
happening. Unless, of course, importation of ALL horses into this
country was halted quite a few years ago. I don't think the racing
industry would have been happy about that.
This message is from: morrisshado...@aol.com
With the economic times being the way they are and well train good
quality fjords selling for much less than they should be sold. It is
also effecting the young untrained (unproven stock). Either not
moving or selling for much less . So with that in mind it makes me
wonder why one would buy young unproven stock from another country?
Because the purchasers liked what they saw in the parents, or liked what
they saw in the youngstock themselves and because they could. Also, it
is easier to import an animal that is not yet of breeding age. The
quarantine takes less time. Frankly, in this more global economy, I
think it's cool that some folks are able to bring a variety of stock
into this country.
Beth
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