Livery Yards & Sarcoids

[harold222]

People on Livery Yards;

What is the policy for horses with Sarcoids?

 

[Vicki_Krystal]

Cant say as ive ever heard of a policy?

My horse has them and i have been on a few yards in the 8 years ive owned him and have never been asked.
They are not contagious or anything.

 

[Eira]

There isn't one

 

[Tinypony]

You don't need one, they aren't contagious.

 

[samstar]

as they say sarcoids are not contagious, maybe you need to read up about them

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

There is a suspicion that flies have a role in the spread of sarcoids but how a yard could devise a policy for that deteats me. Ban flies? Chuck any horses that develop sarcoids off the yard?

 

[LCobby]

http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/sarcoid/question12.htm
http://www.poolhousevets.co.uk/equine_sarcoids.html

Good fly repellent regime, no sharing of grooming kit, tack. clothing

 

[burtie]

[ QUOTE ]
There is a suspicion that flies have a role in the spread of sarcoids but how a yard could devise a policy for that deteats me. Ban flies? Chuck any horses that develop sarcoids off the yard?



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There is some research to suggest that a virus may be responsible for some forms of sarcoids and can be transmitted by flies. However this is not proven and not the only cause and finally in the case of the tests the horses mostly developed a resistance to the virus after time and the sracoids simply disappeared so not a problem.

Sarcoids that don't go and don't respond to treatment are therefore considered a cancer and is not transmittable.

So no yard policy is neccessary.