Purple zone horses move into Victoria

SCONE – A total of 66 horses including yearlings destined for the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale are being moved into Victoria at present, the a NSW DPI spokesman has confirmed.
The horses being moved into Victoria, which has remained EI free since the epidemic began on August 22, had met national approved requirements for movement and had undergone a three-day quarantine.
They had proven they were either recovered from EI or were vaccinated against it, the NSW DPI spokesman said.
Victorian Thoroughbred Breeders Association President Mike Becker said his organisation accepted the Victorian DPI’s assertion that movment of yearlings from the purple zone to farms in Victoria was safe.

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