WHAT IS BIOSECURITY?
“Almost everyone in the horse racing world is aware of the EIA outbreak that is currently ongoing. The
outbreak is at high enough levels that the whole horse industry has started to take notice. The origin of
the current outbreak has not been released but the method of transmission has been confirmed to be
iatrogenic (induced unintentionally by medical treatment or procedure). In addition to EIA, EHV -1
keeps appearing. Breeders are worried
(justifiably) and starting to wonder what they can do and what a strategies can be implemented to
reduce risk…”
Biosecurity
