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Equine exports suspended due to suspected piroplasmosis positive

 

The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has informed all equine exporters that exports to, or via, Australia are suspended with immediate effect.

MPI have advised that a suspected positive test result for the disease Theileria equi was returned as part of standard export certification testing of a mare prior to shipment from New Zealand. 

Further blood tests have been taken from the mare and MPI expect confirmation of whether the horse is negative or positive for the disease by the end of this week.

Theileria equi is a blood disease that causes anaemia and is spread from animal to animal by ticks. The ticks that are known to transmit the disease are a species not present in New Zealand. It is not infectious between horses. 

The horse in question was imported to New Zealand from the EU early last year for breeding. No signs of disease in the animal have been reported in its time here.

The horse met MPI’s importing requirements in that it had received a negative test for Theileria equi within 30 days of shipment. Before shipment, horses are quarantined and treated to remove any ticks that may be present. They are also further inspected and quarantined on arrival. 

Some countries, including Australia, that import horses from New Zealand require certification that New Zealand is free of Theileria equi. This suspect test result has meant that MPI cannot currently provide that assurance of country-freedom status.

A shipment of horses to Australia that was scheduled for the evening of May 19 was put on hold and another shipment scheduled for Friday May 22 could also be delayed.

The Ministry’s market access specialists are working with Australian authorities to explore alternative assurance options to allow exports to continue.

Biosecurity New Zealand is carrying out a full investigation to confirm this is an isolated case and will test other horses from the farm involved, who are cooperating fully to ensure this situation is resolved as quickly as possible.

MPI is aware this situation may cause some concern to those in the equine sector and work is underway to resolve things as quickly as possible to ensure ongoing horse exports are not interrupted. 

“At this stage it is really a trade issue more than a health issue that MPI are trying to get to the bottom of,” Dr Ivan Bridge, Chairman of the New Zealand Equine Health Association said. 

“Australia requires us to have no piroplasmosis in the country for at least three years. 

“MPI can’t sign off on that at present. 

“We have not had any clinical piroplasmosis in New Zealand and we don’t believe that the tick that we have in New Zealand is capable of transmitting it.”

Australia remains New Zealand’s largest export nation for thoroughbreds, with 1246 thoroughbreds exported from New Zealand to Australia in the last complete season (2018-19), while 856 horses have been exported to date this season, with a large volume of horses earmarked to travel in the coming months. – NZ Racing Desk

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10 minutes ago, poundforpound said:

Why would exports be banned when it can’t be transmitted because there in no vector for it in NZ?
Won’t they just require a negative test from this one mate then resume normal service ?

I hope what you say is correct,as I have been waiting for a while now for an empty mare and her now weanling to  come to Australia.(Empty probably because of a Stallion with a sore prick).What with this bloody virus and now this,what next.

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29 minutes ago, poundforpound said:

Why would exports be banned when it can’t be transmitted because there in no vector for it in NZ?
Won’t they just require a negative test from this one mate then resume normal service ?

That's what I would have thought. I wouldn't be running around like a headless chook at this point. 

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1 hour ago, poundforpound said:

Why would exports be banned when it can’t be transmitted because there in no vector for it in NZ?
Won’t they just require a negative test from this one mate then resume normal service ?

That would be sensible but it sounds like it will take a variation to the regs. And indeed  a confident confirmation that indeed there are no vectors here.

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11 minutes ago, rosie one said:

Convenient timing !!!!! 

Stop the flow of NZ owners exporting their race horses over to Aus to race for three years...SCARY 

DUe to the current situation in nz racing that was the my first thought after reading that article.

Me too...my instant thought was cheap weanlings. .cheap Ready To Runs coming up for NZ owners to buy and race in NZ! :rcfe-like: :rcf-laughing-2: 

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Below is a statement from Cambridge Stud's CEO Henry Plumptre who was advised by MPI that a suspect positive test result for the disease Theileria equi was returned as part of standard export certification testing of a mare prior to shipment from New Zealand. Further blood tests have been taken from the mare and we expect confirmation of whether the horse is negative or positive for the disease by the end of this week.
  • Theileria equi is a blood disease that causes anaemia and is spread from animal to animal by ticks. The ticks that are known to transmit the disease are a species not present in New Zealand. It is not infectious directly between horses.
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21 May, 2020
 
CAMBRIDGE STUD STATEMENT FOR NZTBA
 
Dear All,

We have been notified by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industry (MPI) that, following a routine pre-export blood sample analysis, a Cambridge owned broodmare is suspected of carrying Theileria equi, one of the causes of piroplasmosis.

The mare in question was imported under New Zealand protocols last year from France as a maiden and has been resident at Cambridge Stud since her arrival in February 2019.  She was purchased at the Arqana sale in December 2018, was negative in a pre-sale test, was negative prior to going into quarantine and was negative under New Zealand protocols, before departing the U.K. 

She was due to visit an Australian stallion this year and was tested, along with nine other Cambridge mares, last week.  We were informed of a possible positive and we immediately requested a second sample which is being tested this week.  The implication is that she will be positive again.

We are working with the MPI and our own vets at Cambridge Equine to test every mare at Cambridge Stud.  Fortunately the mare in question is known to have had direct contact with a very small number of horses, and given the main means of transmission by tick, the likelihood of further infection is considered very low. However, we have taken the cautionary route with the MPI and will test every horse on both properties at Cambridge and Karaka.

It is our intention and that of the MPI to work through the testing process as quickly and efficiently as possible, given the restraints that have been placed on our industry in the past 24 hours.  There will be a further update as soon as we have the results from mares that will be tested today at Cambridge and tomorrow at Karaka.

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13 hours ago, Phillipe said:

This could be a good chance to start Ai for thoroughbreds..

Hmmm...

Could do if NZ want their  stud book shredded by rest of world and make their horses worthless on the international market for both breeding and racing  as they won't be able be be registered anywhere else .

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Take  my hat off to Cambridge Stud in not dodging the bullet like most in Petone might be experts at...

This is very very serious though. Second test came back positive so many questions need to be asked and answered. The big problem though is that, as I read the small type, NZ horses currently banned from being exported to Australia....no racehorses, no yearlings, no RTR's, no broodmares, no shuttle stallions.....for 3 years!!!

Oh dear....This is Major Tom to time control......

 

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14 hours ago, Berri said:

Take  my hat off to Cambridge Stud in not dodging the bullet like most in Petone might be experts at...

This is very very serious though. Second test came back positive so many questions need to be asked and answered. The big problem though is that, as I read the small type, NZ horses currently banned from being exported to Australia....no racehorses, no yearlings, no RTR's, no broodmares, no shuttle stallions.....for 3 years!!!

Oh dear....This is Major Tom to time control......

 

Depends whose "methodology & maths modelling" one relies on, preferably not Shaun HENDY or Neil "Lockdown" Fergusons...works that others rubber stamp.

 

Suspending all horses to travel is akin to saying a horse is guilty until proven innocent when it's common law a horse is innocent until proven guilty.

 

Common sense prevails.

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