Fallen stock data: An essential source of information for quantitative knowledge of equine mortality in France.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quantitative information about equine mortality is relatively scarce, yet it could be of great value for epidemiological purposes. In France, data from rendering plants are centralised in the Fallen Stock Data Interchange database (FSDI), managed by the French Ministry of Agriculture, while individual equine data are centralised in the French equine census database, SIRE, managed by the French horse and riding institute (IFCE).

Objectives

To evaluate whether the combined use of the FSDI and SIRE databases can provide representative and accurate quantitative information on mortality for the French equine population and to propose enhancements of these databases to improve the quality of the resulting demographic information.

Study design

Descriptive study.

SUBMITTER: Tapprest J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5573972 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature