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Evolution of spread the word not the germs: biosecurity in the Ontario horse racing industry and beyondMay 2017
Story by: Agricultural Adaptation Council
The development reinforced Equine Guelph’s sense that the Ontario horse racing industry – one filled with high-value animals and frequent movement – was in need of further education on biosecurity and infectious disease prevention. Accessing funding through the Agricultural Adaptation Council, Equine Guelph developed and delivered ‘BIOSECURITY – Spread the word not the germs.’ The first-of-its-kind campaign targeted infectious diseases in the Ontario horse racing industry. The initiative changed the equine industry’s approach to biosecurity and delivered lasting resources still used today. In order to reach such a broad community, Equine Guelph used a peer-to-peer educational approach to bring the industry together. In April 2015, Equine Guelph started by educating horse racing officials. Ontario Racing Commission investigators, judges and stewards received training on biosecurity, arming the officials with the resources needed to visit all 10 Ontario race tracks in the spring and summer of 2015 to spread the word on biosecurity. On their visits, officials discussed how to improve biosecurity and provided an assortment of training materials.
Now available on TheHorsePortal.ca - all horse owners and care givers can learn Canada’s biosecurity code for Equines.
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