On 28 July 2016, NZ Thoroughbred Racing was notified of suspected cases of Strangles at a thoroughbred stable in Mid-Canterbury. This diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by laboratory analysis.
Isolation and treatment of the affected or potentially effected horses by the stable under veterinary supervision (as per the voluntary code of Strangles control as advised to equine sectors by the NZ Equine Health Association) has proved effective in preventing further spread of the disease to healthy horses separately isolated in the stable.
Daily veterinary surveillance of the horses in the stable has established that no new infections are evident in the past three weeks.
On the basis of this information, quarantine controls on those horses that have remained separated from affected horses are removed. These unaffected horses in the stable are now free to resume training and racing activities.
Horses in the quarantined area of the stable remain under daily veterinary supervision, and a clearance for these horses will be provided once laboratory tests prove that the horses are free of the disease.
Isolation and treatment of the affected or potentially effected horses by the stable under veterinary supervision (as per the voluntary code of Strangles control as advised to equine sectors by the NZ Equine Health Association) has proved effective in preventing further spread of the disease to healthy horses separately isolated in the stable.
Daily veterinary surveillance of the horses in the stable has established that no new infections are evident in the past three weeks.
On the basis of this information, quarantine controls on those horses that have remained separated from affected horses are removed. These unaffected horses in the stable are now free to resume training and racing activities.
Horses in the quarantined area of the stable remain under daily veterinary supervision, and a clearance for these horses will be provided once laboratory tests prove that the horses are free of the disease.