NHRA Excerpts | EQUINE
This situation is not only a regulatory issue; it is also
a welfare one. The misuse of AMD in veterinary
practice may increase the development of anti-
microbial resistance which can also impair human
public health. This issue has become a major priority
of the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) and
the racing industry must play a part by providing
policies to minimise the misuse of anti-microbial
drugs. One way is a particular focus of study: putting
AMD back on the prohibited substance list and setting
a stand-down period before racing.
This an abstract from a presentation given by Dr P.M
Gadot, France Galop, France at ICRAV 2018
Comment: Antibiotic overuse and misuse in the
Racing Industry as highlighted in this abstract is of
growing concern, especially in the EU. However, there
was much resistance from delegates from the floor
especially with regards to adding Antibiotics to the
Prohibited Substance Lists again. Further research and
discussions are ongoing. FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
FAREWELL TO DR REYNDERS
The National Horseracing Authority would like to bid
farewell to Dr Eugene Reynders who will be leaving
The NHA to take a Veterinary position in Hong Kong.
We would like to extend our formal appreciation to
Dr Reynders for his hard work and dedicated to the
NHA since August 2014. As he embarks on this new
chapter in his life, the NHA would like to wish him
every success in his future endeavours.
NHA LABORATORY WARNING ON
HORSERACING PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES
WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN READILY AVAILABLE
PREPARATIONS
reduce the pain of injury and associated inflammation.
Responsible and controlled treatment with anti-
inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic substances
play an important role in the correct recovery
procedure. From a welfare perspective, the use of
such substances as a masking agent is considered to
be cruel as they may well aggravate an underlying
injury.
Humans also experience such pain with injuries
such as cuts, abrasions, bumps, sprains and strains.
Since humans are in a position to self-medicate using
substances responsibly, there is a significant need for
such substances to be available in preparations that
are accessible in shop fronts and that are affordable.
Problems arise inadvertently when such preparations,
available without the requirements of medical
consultation and prescription, enter the stable yard.
The ease in obtaining these preparations does not
suitably emphasize the fact that they are prohibited in
racing. It is also unclear what constitutes a prohibited
substance dose for a horse when using a preparation
intended for humans and how this could result in a
prohibited substance positive.
Within this document a warning is issued with
regard to the use of such prohibited substances
and preparations that are readily available. When
these preparations are used in the horse they enter
the bloodstream including those that are topically
administered. This affects the horse, not only where
it was administered, but also systemically (within
other parts of the body). It is critical that the dose and
elimination rate of the particular substance is carefully
investigated and considered, with the required
veterinary guidance and advice, in combination with
a sufficient withdrawal safety
margin.
A very large proportion of the substances which are
prohibited in horseracing are those substances that
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