Strangles — New Zealand
Millions of dollars’ worth of high-class bloodstock remains stranded in New Zealand after a deadly strangles outbreak halted the movement of horses bound for Hong Kong.
Owners who have bought racehorses out of New Zealand have been left waiting for as long as 7 months as authorities seek to contain the outbreak, which saw a peak of 4 horses from the 30-strong batch test positive to the respiratory infection.
Strangles is a highly contagious infection that causes a horse’s lymph nodes to
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