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Horses for sport: how far should vets go to keep them running?
Author(s) -
Georgina Mills
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.e7100
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , welfare , animal welfare , horse racing , business , public relations , political science , advertising , law , biology , ecology , entertainment
Equestrian sport, and racing in particular, plays a huge part in the UK's economy, but the animal welfare aspects are often hotly debated. Georgina Mills reports on a ‘contentious issues’ session at the BVA Congress that discussed what vets can and should do to enable a horse to compete, while ensuring its welfare