With the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) is conducting a study to determine the horse industry’s awareness and knowledge of biosecurity to help protect our horses from infectious diseases.
The EDCC is calling on all horse owners to participate in a survey to better assess knowledge and use of biosecurity in the equine community. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes and responses will be collected and tabulated by The Matrix Group, a professional firm with experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research in the equine industry.
All information from this survey will be strictly confidential. The summarized information will be shared with all aspects of the horse industry and used to create educational information. Please help by taking a few minutes to complete the survey! To participate, click here.
Important Definitions:
- Horse: Defined as any equid (horses, ponies, donkeys, mules)
- Non-Resident horse: A horse on the property for less than 30 days
- Infectious disease: Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Infectious diseases can be passed from horse to horse, transmitted by insects or caused by consuming contaminated food or water or being exposed to organisms in the environment.
- Biosecurity: A set of management and physical measures designed to reduce the risk of introduction, establishment and spread of animal diseases, infections or infestations to, from and within an animal population.
- Isolation or Isolate: Horses separated from other horses with no opportunity for direct contact.
- Disease outbreak: A disease outbreak is the occurrence of disease cases in excess of what is normally expected.
