Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Great Britain: Equine Viral Arteritis confirmed in West Sussex stallion

Horseandhound.co.uk - Full Article

Ellie Hughes

10 December, 2010

A case of Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) has been confirmed in a stallion in West Sussex.

Few details are known about the circumstances surrounding the positive test, which came to light on Wednesday (8 December).

But Defra said in a statement: "Breeding restrictions have been put in place on the infected stallion and investigations have begun to establish the likely origin of the infection, as well as any mares that may have been affected...

Read more here:
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/article.php?aid=304364

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