Britain’s Horserace Betting Levy Board has extensively changed its codes of practice regarding the infectious diseases contagious equine metritis (CEM), equine herpesvirus (EHV), and equine viral arteritis (EVA), which can severely disrupt horse breeding.

John Parker, chairman of the committee responsible for drawing up the codes, revealed on Dec. 10: “Changes to horse breeding, including the increasing use of walking in (shipping in just for breeding rather than boarding at the stud farm), artificial insemination and international travel of breeding stock, led to a full review of the codes. There are significant changes to some recommendations and a new style designed to make the codes easier for breeders and veterinary surgeons to use

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