Veterinary medicines:: Welfare implications of signing horses out of the food chain

• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 25, 2015, págs. 639-639
• Idioma: inglés
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  • THE British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has produced information for veterinary practitioners to help them advise horse owners about the implications of signing a horse out of the food chain in its passport.

    BEVA notes that vets are frequently required to advise owners on this issue and that it is necessary to balance the ‘convenience’ of signing the horse out of the food chain against ‘the unknown, long-term welfare …