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Please find below a link to a very informative and important video on the Equine Herpes Virus Crisis, presented by Dr Guillaume Fortier, Veterinary Adviser to the French TBA;     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPFF-NW3hIU&t=5s        

  Please find enclosed a copy of the 2025 edition of the International Codes of Practice (ICOP). When engaging with the authorities, as recommended to do so by the ICOP, please contact your respective country's department of Agriculture

When someone as measured and experienced in his professional role as Des Leadon describes a situation as “the most potent threat to this industry there's ever been” then it is wise not to brush these words aside as hyperbole.  The European Commission (EC), under the auspices of its Farm to Fork Strategy, has in the past few years been reviewing animal welfare legislation within the European...

Dr Des Leadon, EFTBA Veterinary Consultant Reviews the EU's proposed new Animal Welfare Transport Regulations and it potential impact on the Thoroughbred Breeding Industry

EFTBA held its 2024 series of hybrid Autumn Meetings on 24th November at The Jockey Club Rooms  in Newmarket on the eve of the Foal Sales at Tattersalls.  The key challenges and threats facing Europe’s Thorough bred Breeding Industry were discussed collectively.    #EFTBA #Guardiansofthethoroughbred

 EFTBA Press Release re ARVAC 21.10.24     EVA is a notifiable disease that can cause pregnancy loss and infertility. EFTBA has been concerned that the absence of an EVA vaccine for stallions following the manufacturing failure of Artervac has left the elite stallions of Europe vulnerable to an EVA incursion.   EFTBA itself and its members including Ireland, France and Germany...

PRESS RELEASE EFTBA 2024 AGM   08.07.24 The EFTBA 2024 AGM took place in Chantilly, France, over the weekend of the Prix de Diane Longines, which celebrated the 175 th running of the prestigious race and was hosted by the   Fédération des Eleveurs du Galop (French TBA)   Over the weekend of the AGM, the French TBA together with France Galop hosted a series of delegates visits, which...

EFTBA is proud to presents The Amazing Impact of the Thoroughbred. This promotional video showcases the impact of Europe's thoroughbred breeding industry. We hope you enjoy the video. We thank all those who contributed in the making of the video.