Nearly 200 samples from joyride horses in Chennai sent to Haryana to test for glanders
Nearly 200 samples from joyride horses in Chennai have been sent to Haryana for testing after a horse died of glanders, a contagious disease affecting equines. The horses are often kept in poor conditions due to inadequate funding for their upkeep. Authorities are following a prescribed action plan for surveillance and testing, but there is no immediate cause for concern according to officials.
- ▪Samples from nearly 200 joyride horses and their handlers have been sent for testing after a horse died of glanders.
- ▪The horses are kept in temporary shelters and often face poor living conditions due to financial constraints.
- ▪Authorities are collecting samples daily and following a national action plan for glanders surveillance and control.
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Nearly 200 samples from horses used for joyrides, along with samples from handlers, have been sent to the ICAR–National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE), Haryana, for testing after a horse used for joyrides in Chennai city died of glanders, a highly contagious and notifiable bacterial disease that affects equines. There are over 200 horses used for joyrides at the Marina, Elliot’s, and Kovalam-Mahabalipuram beaches, many of them housed in temporary shelters in Triplicane and Ice House, and under the Sivananda Salai MRTS station. These horses are often kept in poor conditions, as their upkeep is expensive, and handlers and owners earn too little to maintain them adequately.
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