>>> I think that those with SE should not be breed if it is such a big issue.....
Storme, that makes no sense - for now, anyway, you've got it backwards. It's not the babies who are the problem. They are fine since they are exposed to the cullicoides and develop immunities. It's not the breeding that's the problem. It's the importing of adult horses. The only real way to avoid SE ALMOST totally, so far, is to have horses born in a similar climate. That at least puts the SE rate at the same level as for any other horses born in the same area. Maybe this vaccine will work out - hopefully it will. Karen Thomas, NC
