HEALTH PROTOCOL FOR 2008

Above documents will be required for all visiting broodmares or boarded mares :    • passport endorsed by the country’s Jockey Club : - with markings - influenza and tetanus vaccinations up to date* -  virus abortion vaccination up to date   * MARES WHOSE VACCINATIONS ARE NOT UP-TO-DATE WILL NOT BE COVERED All mares coming from Ireland or Italy must be accompanied by a negative Coggins test, taken after January 2008 and within 28 days prior to arrival at Haras de R&M.   • LOW RISK MARES   IN FOAL MARES – MARES WITH FOAL AT FOOT :    1 - a negative certificate (swab to be taken after the 01/01/08 and before foaling on sinus and fossa) searching for : • METRITE (Taylorella) • KLEBSIELLA • PSEUDOMANAS    2 - a negative certificate cervical swab to be taken after foaling (optional) on a using heat searching for : • METRITE (Taylorella) • KLEBSIELLA • PSEUDOMANAS    3 - a negative serological certificate on E.V.A (blood sample for serology to be taken after 01/01/08 but within 30 days to the covering)   BARREN – MAIDEN MARES :    1 - a negative certificate (swab to be taken after 01/01/08 on cervical, sinus and fossa) on an unused heat searching for : • METRITE (Taylorella) • KLEBSIELLA • PSEUDOMANAS    2 - a general and complete bacteriology    3 - a negative serological certificate on E.V.A (blood sample for serology to be taken after 01/01/08 but within 30 days to the covering)    SEND US A SEROLOGICAL CERT. ON E.V.A AS SOON AS THE MARE IS CONFIRMED IN FOAL      The stallion man can accept to take a mare known as seropositive stable, with a single result in 2008 ( blood sample to be taken less than 30 days of heat used ) as soon as the positivity level between the last serum of 2007 and the one taken after the 01/01/08 is stable or decreasing. An analysis to be done by the same laboratory. The stallion man can accept to take a mare with an E.V.A result dated over 30 days as soon as she arrives : • with this result, • with a vet. certificate established within 48 hours confirming there is no E.V.A. case in the stud she is boarded at, • a certificate showing that a new blood sample has been taken and is on its way to the laboratory for analysis.    RESULTS MUST BE FAXED TO THE STALLION STUD AS SOON AS RECEIVED    • HIGH RISK MARES    As per the Intercontinental Code of Practise : • three negative clitoral swabs (Sinus and Fossa) taken, last on an unused heat period • a negative cervical swab taken on an unused heat period. • mare may only be accepted after consultation between stud manager, veterinary surgeons and the D.S.V (Department Veterinary Service)