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 Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:56 pm
January 14, 2009
The National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, reported the positive test result Monday afternoon, Jan. 12. The stallion, a 13-year-old Friesian, has been quarantined since Jan. 5, when state animal health authorities learned he had been at a Wisconsin artificial insemination center at the same time as a stallion that later travelled to the index farm in Kentucky.
State and federal animal health personnel will examine the stallion's breeding records and movement history to trace what mares may have been exposed via natural breeding or artificial insemination, and what stallions may have been exposed via shared artificial insemination equipment. Any exposed animals, in Wisconsin or other states, will be quarantined for testing.
CEM is a contagious bacterial infection that passes between mares and stallions. It can also be transmitted on contaminated insemination equipment. Stallions do not display any clinical signs, but the infection causes inflammation in the mare's uterine lining. This might prevent pregnancy or cause the mare to abort if she becomes pregnant. The disease is treatable with disinfectants and antibiotics.
CEM is considered a foreign animal disease in the United States. It was first discovered in Europe in 1977, and has appeared in the United States only twice outside quarantine stations where stallions are required to be tested and treated before being released into the country. In 1979, there was an outbreak. In 2006, three Lipizzaner stallions imported into Wisconsin from Eastern Europe tested positive after their arrival, but before they had been used for breeding.
~An Open Letter To All Friesian Lovers~
As many of you are aware, a thirteen year old Friesian Stallion has tested positive for CEM. To our great disappointment, that horse is our beloved Nanning. We are now working with State and Federal authorities to A) cure Nanning, B) minimize the potential spread of the infection and C) determine the source of Nanning's infection. We want to assure everyone that Nanning 374 LLC is cooperating fully with the authorities to actively assist in the resolution of this outbreak.
For clarification, CEM is very treatable and is seldom transmitted by way of artificial insemination. It is not life threatening to horses and is not contagious to humans. Owners of mares that have bred with Nanning will be contacted by your State or Provincial Departments of Agriculture or Resources.. We will continue to share information with the public as it becomes available. We very much appreciate your patience as we work through this very difficult period of time.
www.fhana.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:54 pm
FHANA News!!!
March 9, 2009
Finally some good news regarding Nanning and the CEM outbreak. The attached press release from the Department of Agriculture, exonerates Nanning as the "index" horse. As you read the release, please pay particularly close attention to the third paragraph.
This will be our first step in rebuilding Nanning's reputation. I know he is looking forward to getting back to work.
I want to thank all of you for your continued support during this very difficult time. You will never know how much your support has meant to me and Shelley when we were at rock bottom. Now we have much work to do and can proceed with a new outlook.
Please feel free to share this news throughout the Friesian Community and thank you again for all that you have done for us.
Sincerely,
Scott and Shelley Kelnhofer
Proud owners of Nanning 374
fhana.com
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