TEXAS — Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the TDA recently issued an alert to Texas horsemen of an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 reported by Texas veterinarians after the recent World Championship Barrel Racing Finals in the Waco area on Nov. 5-9. Miller urges all horse owners, trainers and venue operators who attended or were in proximity to the event or who have recently returned from any large equine gathering in the Waco region in the last 14 days to act swiftly, monitor their animals carefully and implement heightened biosecurity measures.
“This virus can spread fast, it can be deadly and the earliest signs are often so subtle they’re easy to miss,” says Commissioner Miller, himself an avid horseman.
