The Republic of Korea is hosting the 17th Asian Games Equestrian Events in Incheon from 19 September to 4 October 2014. To facilitate the international participation of horses from Asian countries, theOIE had advised the Korean Veterinary Services to embrace the principles of the high health, high performance (HHP) equine subpopulation concept as currently being developed by the OIE, as well as the principles of equine disease-free zones (EDFZ), as already tested during the Asian Games in Guangzhou, on the equestrian competition site in Conghua, the People’s Republic of China. The EDFZ is a temporary establishment of a free zone for multiple equine diseases.
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