Biosecurity: Trusted Protection. Fast Detection.

Before the trip

• Ensure your horse’s vaccinations are up to date based on veterinarian recommendations
• Confirm venue health requirements (up-to-date vaccination records, Coggins test, health certificate, passport) with enough advanced notice to get appropriate documentation from your veterinarian
• Consider having your veterinarian run a Stablelab^® Stall-side Diagnostics Serum Amyloid A (SAA) test to ensure there are no early indicators of infection prior to leaving
• Sanitize and pack individual water and feed buckets, tack, and equipment for travel
• Pack a thermometer and emergency kit

At the show

• Clean and disinfect the stall before unloading your horse
• Limit nose-to-nose and other close contact with horses
• Ensure each horse has their own individual tack, equipment and gear
• Avoid shared water sources or buckets on-site
• Watch your horse’s behavior, eating and drinking habits, and manure production daily
• Take your horse’s rectal temperature at least once daily (or as needed per venue requirements)
• Consider having the on-site veterinarian run a Stablelab SAA stall-side test to have peace of mind that there are no signs of infection prior to the competition and when leaving for home
• Watch for any signs of coughing, sneezing or nasal discharge of any color and, if present, ensure the on-site veterinarian is contacted right away

Back home

• Avoid comingling or turning out your horse with horses who stayed home for 14 days
• Continue to take daily rectal temperature for 14 days
• Watch for signs of illness, behavior change, fever, runny nose, coughing or sneezing and separate your horse from others immediately if symptoms appear
• Consider having your veterinarian run a Stablelab SAA test within 14 days of returning home to ensure that no underlying infection is present
• Clean and disinfect your trailer and any tack, equipment or other items you took to the show

Identifying which horses are sick, which have been exposed and which may potentially get sick is critical for herd management and potential isolation.

Proactive measures

Veterinarians can detect and measure infection in 10 minutes using Stablelab, a handheld diagnostic blood test that measures and quantifies SAA—a major acute-phase protein produced by the liver that’s a reliable biomarker for inflammation due to infection.¹ SAA levels quickly and significantly increase in response to an infection.

SAA testing has been shown to be 30 times more sensitive than a thermometer in identifying subclinical infection, before your horse even starts showing signs—giving your vet a head start on treatment.²

Knowing a horse is sick before registering a fever provides critical time to implement a plan of action for monitoring, isolating and ultimately treating infected horses faster.

Set up for success

Don’t let a respiratory disease derail your riding and show season. Talk with your veterinarian today about preventive and proactive steps you can take to protect your horse and detect a problem before it gets out of hand with Fluvac Innovator and Stablelab. Learn more by visiting ZoetisEquine.com.