A Survey of Horse Owner's Compliance with the Finnish Vaccination Program

Retrospective evaluation of 155 adult equids and 21 foals with tetanus in Western, Northern, and Central Europe (2000–2014). Part 1: Description of history and clinical evolution

“…Despite the fact that currently tetanus only occurs sporadically, equine clinicians are still likely to encounter at least one case during their careers . The significantly decreased exposure rate of veterinarians to tetanus emphasizes the need for detailed descriptions of recent cases to help clinicians with early disease recognition and up‐to‐date patient management, particularly in the face of the currently reported suboptimal vaccination rates in Europe . An up‐to‐date descriptive overview of tetanus in the horse including details of the history and clinical progression of the disease is currently lacking.…”

Stakeholder Information Flow From Horse Entrepreneurs to Customers

“…Previous studies from the US and New Zealand have revealed that these practices are implemented in varying degrees (USDA, 2006;Rosanowski et al, 2012;Rosanowski et al, 2013) but in Finland the horse industry's biosecurity practices have rarely been studied. Recently it is revealed that the majority of horse owners (85-95%) vaccinate their horses at least for equine influenza (Koskinen, 2014a) and that those horses active in equine sport arenas are mostly vaccinated (Koskinen, 2014a(Koskinen, , 2014b. Worm control practices were statistically combined with occurrence of helminths and were not explicitly reported (Aromaa, et al, 2018).…”

“…In the framework for effective stakeholder management (Yang et al, 2011), and in a study from banking industry (Carrasco et al, 2019) communication with stakeholders has been emphasized. Authors know that in general, horse owners vaccinate their horses (Koskinen, 2014a) but vaccination decisions are not done according customers' preferences. Prevention of contagious diseases, such as by washing hands, clothes and shoes before the arrival to the stable area, should be seen as a clear goal and a security issue in customer relations.…”

Views on equine‐related research in Australia from the Australian equestrian community: perceived outputs and benefits

“…1 To determine the meaning of research to the equestrian community, the Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC) surveyed 930 horse owners in 2011. In the past, horse owners have been involved in surveys about their husbandry practices [11][12][13] and their perceptions of their horse's health and behaviour. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] To the authors' knowledge, this was the first Australian survey seeking to determine horse owners' understanding and perceptions of the foundational research practices that produce and legitimate equine knowledge and practice.…”