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CEM Equine Metritis Import Requirements Remain In Effect


The Canadian Food Inspec- tion Agency (CFIA) is remind- ing the Canadian equine industry that import requirements intro- duced in 2009 in response to an outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) in the United States (U.S.) remain in effect. The requirements cover the cer- tification of equine germplasm (semen and embryos) and live horses from the U.S.


Canada is currently free of CEM. In order to maintain this status, import restrictions on ani- mals from the U.S. must remain in place until the U.S. is deemed free of CEM by the CFIA. At this time, testing and treatment protocols are still ongoing in 17 states. The CFIA continues to closely monitor the situation in the U.S. and will update the import requirements when appropriate. In Canada, CEM is a reportable disease under the


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• the riding school sending horses


home during the show.


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than 40 trailers that were on dis- play. It was a great place to com- pare and figure out what you need, Miller says, and the deal- ers tended to agree with him. Judi Viaene from Via Trail- ers has been in the business for 15 years and says they were very pleased with the event this year. “It could have been a sign of the economic times but the past couple years weren’t good,” she says. “This time people were more interested in buying, and if


Health of Animals Regulations, so all cases must be reported to the CFIA. If anyone suspects a case of CEM, they must report it to the CFIA for immediate investigation. If CEM is found in Canada, the policy is to eradi- cate the disease. Eradication involves implementing disease control measures such as: • quarantines, movement restric- tions, testing of exposed horses, and treatment of infected horses. In addition, horses would be required to undergo significantly more stringent export testing before moving outside the coun- try. CEM is a transmissible venereal disease in horses. It is caused by a bacterium called Taylorella equigenitalis. It is highly contagious, spread pri- marily through reproductive activities. It can have a devastat- ing effect on equine reproductive activity. Stallions carrying the


they didn’t buy then they were going to be buying in the future and of course that’s what a ven- dor’s looking for when they’re at a show.”


Viaene was also supportive of the changes made including the openness of the displays, but especially of the one opting for mini extravaganzas as opposed to the one in the evening. “The big extravaganza did nothing for the vendors’ sales,” she says. “If anything it took away from it because there were so many people packed into the aisles.”


All in all, Miller was thrilled with his premiere Can


disease can spread infection through semen that has been col- lected for artificial insemination. This route of transmission can spread the infection from a just few horses to many more. This disease occurs naturally only in horses, and all breeds are sus- ceptible. CEM can be transmit- ted indirectly to mares and stal- lions via contaminated instru- ments and equipment such as: • devices used for artificial insemination • tail bandages • buckets • sponges • gloves


To prevent the disease form spreading, it is important to maintain strict hygiene when handling breeding mares and stallions. For more information, please visit www.inspection.gc.ca or call 1- 800-442-2342.


Am and is already thinking ahead to next year.


“We were very pleased with the new format,” he says. “We had great success with the Stallion Avenue, which was new to us. It was a humongous hit and we’re going to expand on that. We also had many people comment that they were very pleased with the Home Hard- ware extravaganzas. Our goal is to keep them free next year. We will also expand on the English side of it and overall broaden and diversify the clinicians to keep it fresh.”


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