Kirsten Rausing was appointed chairman of the International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation at the organisation's meeting in Cape Town, South Africa Jan. 8 to 10. Rausing was appointed by the executive committee consisting of Grant Watson (North America), Pedro Hurtado (South America), Kirsten Rausing (Europe), Cameron Collins (Asia) and Dan Metzger (U.S.).
The meeting also included a two-day open veterinary forum including topics on infectious diseases, genomics and veterinary advances. Also discussed was the concern of vaccine availability of the Equine Herpes Vaccine, and a recent false Glanders positive in the U.S.
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