USDA Releases First Report From Equine 2015 Study

The study was designed to give industry members and animal health officials insights on the U.S. equine population.
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The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) has released the first report from its Equine 2015 study, Baseline Reference of Equine Health and Management in the United States, 2015.

The Equine 2015 study is NAHMS’ third national study of the U.S. equine industry. As with NAHMS’ 1998 and 2005 equine studies, Equine 2015 was designed to provide participants, industry, and animal-health officials with information on the nation’s equine population. This information will serve as a basis for education, service, and research, while providing the industry with new and valuable information regarding trends in the industry for 1998, 2005, and 2015.

Equine 2015 was conducted in 28 states chosen for study participation based, in part, on the size or density of the states’ equine population. Data collected for the study represented 71.6% of equids and 70.9% of U.S. operations with five or more equids

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