No outbreak of any equine disease in Northern India
The NHBSI and NRCE have made it clear that there is no outbreak of any infectious disease pertaining to breeding establishments in Northern India. The NHBSI President F F Wadia has issued two clarifications in two days, stressing that there is no need to take any panic reaction and the situation is as normal as it was a few days ago. His clarification is a clear signal to turf clubs in the country which had issued advisory against traveling to breeding establishments in Northern India to withdraw the same before it could cause further harm to the interests of breeders.
The confusion and panic was the result of the letter written by Secretary of National Horse Breeding Society of India Shivlal Daga about the possibility of a contagious disease having affected army’s breeding establishments. The panic is still to die down despite the clarifications issued by both NHBSI and NRCE. The turf clubs are yet to act on the clarifications and as a result, owners and trainers intending to visit stud farms in these areas for purchase of yearlings have been grounded at their own home centers.
Dr F F Wadia has already said that there is no need to panic and that as per reports obtained through NRCE, there is no outbreak of any disease anywhere in Northern India which could cause turf clubs to take extreme steps of preventing any type of contact. Shivlal Daga has also clarified that he had only advised the clubs to keep the horses coming from Northern India in quarantine for a few days before allowing them to integrate into local population. However, his first letter has generated a huge controversy and many breeders have been critical of Daga for issuing an advisory without even getting detailed report from NRCE..
While the turf clubs last year could be faulted for being slow to react to equine influenza outbreak which consumed most of the winter season last year, this time out they have gone on the overdrive. Barring Royal Calcutta Turf Club which has withdrawn the advisory, the Bangalore Turf Club and Hyderabad Race Club are yet to act following the clarifications received by them. The HRC is expected to meet later in the day to decide on the issue while Secretary of Bangalore Turf Club, Nirmal Prasad said that their club would take up the issue on Monday..
In the meanwhile, trainer Bezan Chenoy who was on his way to the Airport to reach Delhi had a cancel as he was told by other professionals about the advisory issued by BTC and HRC. The RWITC, however, has not issued any guidelines.
Ameeta Mehra of Usha Stud Farm has said that the confusion caused by the letter written by Shivlal Daga had thrown things out of gear and the subsequent clarification has not helped.
The confusion and panic was the result of the letter written by Secretary of National Horse Breeding Society of India Shivlal Daga about the possibility of a contagious disease having affected army’s breeding establishments. The panic is still to die down despite the clarifications issued by both NHBSI and NRCE. The turf clubs are yet to act on the clarifications and as a result, owners and trainers intending to visit stud farms in these areas for purchase of yearlings have been grounded at their own home centers.
Dr F F Wadia has already said that there is no need to panic and that as per reports obtained through NRCE, there is no outbreak of any disease anywhere in Northern India which could cause turf clubs to take extreme steps of preventing any type of contact. Shivlal Daga has also clarified that he had only advised the clubs to keep the horses coming from Northern India in quarantine for a few days before allowing them to integrate into local population. However, his first letter has generated a huge controversy and many breeders have been critical of Daga for issuing an advisory without even getting detailed report from NRCE..
While the turf clubs last year could be faulted for being slow to react to equine influenza outbreak which consumed most of the winter season last year, this time out they have gone on the overdrive. Barring Royal Calcutta Turf Club which has withdrawn the advisory, the Bangalore Turf Club and Hyderabad Race Club are yet to act following the clarifications received by them. The HRC is expected to meet later in the day to decide on the issue while Secretary of Bangalore Turf Club, Nirmal Prasad said that their club would take up the issue on Monday..
In the meanwhile, trainer Bezan Chenoy who was on his way to the Airport to reach Delhi had a cancel as he was told by other professionals about the advisory issued by BTC and HRC. The RWITC, however, has not issued any guidelines.
Ameeta Mehra of Usha Stud Farm has said that the confusion caused by the letter written by Shivlal Daga had thrown things out of gear and the subsequent clarification has not helped.
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