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Study to gather info, develop ID system

Barbara Duckworth
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Barbara Duckworth
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Published: June 17, 2010

Equine Canada wants to know where the horses are as it builds a national identification and traceability program.The National Equine Industry Traceability Readiness Study will assist in planning and developing a national equine identification and traceability program that will reflect the needs and practices of the Canadian horse industry.Telephone interviews will ask selected horse owners questions about their animals and participation in the industry, said a release from the organization. It received $478,000 from Agriculture Canada for preliminary research and data gathering.For more information, visit www.equinecanada.ca or phone 866-282-8395, ext. 136.

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Barbara Duckworth

Barbara Duckworth

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Barbara Duckworth has covered many livestock shows and conferences across the continent since 1988. Duckworth had graduated from Lethbridge College’s journalism program in 1974, later earning a degree in communications from the University of Calgary. Duckworth won many awards from the Canadian Farm Writers Association, American Agricultural Editors Association, the North American Agricultural Journalists and the International Agriculture Journalists Association.

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