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Non-Compliance Of Flu Vaccine Administration Leaves Horses Vulnerable
Horses in the United Kingdom may be at risk of the flu even if they are vaccinated because of non-compliance with manufacturing guidelines, research shows. Drs. Amie Wilson, Gina Pinchbeck, Rachel Dean and Catherine McGowan created a survey that asked equine vets in the UK to describe their vaccination practices. The study team then compared these protocols with manufacturer guidelines and datasheets.
Of the 304 responses, 92 percent indicated that the recommendations they give owners are not consistent with manufacturer guidelines for administering the vaccine. Vets most often used vaccination guidelines from the British Horseracing Authority and the Fédération Equestre Internationale.
Additionally, there was variation in vaccine booster protocol for competition and noncompetition horses. The most recommended strategy, given by 57 percent of survey respondents, was a 6-month flu vaccine shot for competition horses and annual flu vaccine administration for non-competition horses.
Nearly 86 percent of vets reported that their clients were reluctant to administer vaccines because of fear of over vaccination, cost and the potential for adverse reactions. Of the vets who responded, 66 percent had horses that experienced an adverse reaction to vaccination, but only 19 percent of these vaccination reactions were reported to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. Most reactions included stiffness, swelling, lethargy and fever.
The study team noted that there is a discrepancy between manufacturer guidelines for flu vaccinations and those issued by governing bodies for equestrian sport and racing. Non-compliance is common, leaving horses at risk for getting the flu.
Read the study here.
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$145,797 Pick 6 Carryover Thursday At Los Alamitos; Miyadi Saddles Three Winners Sunday
For the sixth time in the first seven days of the Los Angeles County Fair Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos in Cypress, Calif., there will be a Pick 6 carryover when racing resumes Thursday.
The carryover will be a hefty $145,797 as no tickets were able to isolate six winners for the fourth consecutive racing day.
Three upsets in a row by Next Flight ($26.80) in the sixth, Synthesis ($24.40) and Loud Loud Music ($19.80) in the eighth triggered another carryover.
The Pick 6 will begin in Thursday's fourth race. Post time is 12:30 p.m. and scheduled post time for the fourth is 1:58 p.m. The pool could reach $500,000.
Trainer Steve Miyadi won three of the final four races Sunday with longshots, including 8-1 outsider Loud Loud Music in the $50,500 feature at Los Alamitos.
Unplaced in three previous starts on dirt, the 3-year-old daughter of Tizbud and the Bernstein mare Your Cheatin Heart rallied late to defeat Cheap Cheap Cheap and eight others in the optional claimer for fillies and mares bred or sired in California.
Owned by breeder Nick Alexander and ridden by Abel Cedillo, Loud Loud Music won for the third time in eight starts and the $28,800 payday pushed her earnings to $95,100. She paid $19.80, $7.60 and $5.
Cheap Cheap Cheap, the 7-2 second choice under jockey Flavien Prat, returned $4.60 and $3.40 while finishing 1 ½ lengths in front of 2-1 favorite Habobanero. The show price on Habobanero was $3.20.
Miyadi's other two victories were provided by Next Flight, who returned $26.80 in taking the sixth and first time starter Becca Taylor, also owned by breeder Alexander, who scored a 17-1 surprise in the ninth.
With four days remaining in the Los Angeles County Fair Winter Thoroughbred meet, Juan Hernandez holds an 8-7 lead over Cedillo and apprentice Jessica Pyfer in the jockey standings.
Miyadi has four wins to hold the edge in the trainer's race, one ahead of Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Isidro Tamayo and Jonathan Wong.
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Racing chiefs vow to tighten approval rules after horse with racist name makes debut
Racing chiefs will review their system for approving the names of racehorses after one whose name has racist connotations made its debut at Wolverhampton on Saturday evening.
