responding to: >> ... percent of exported Icelandic come down with SE. >> 70-80% is a much better guestimate. Anneliese
"Ingvar Ragnarsson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > it all depends on where you live and how you take care of > in holland, close [to] 80% develop eczema if the horse isn´t taken care of > in Sweden, around 20-30% if you don´t take care of it and I think > it´s even less in Norway; in Germany I think it´s like in Sweden. > Regards Malin In Iceland and > ... in researches they show it is not genetic... > there are not a higher % of eczema offsprings from SE parents VS not SE > parents. > regards Malin Dear Malin, I fully agree the probability of imported iceys SE developing clearly depends on the local climate (dampness, humidity, lack of regular breeze, etc., which all influence the culicoides abundance), so the chance of their developing SE is different in different areas. However, I have not seen this very useful information, documenting a differences in SE in different countries. Is there a "study" or scientific paper that report these values, or is it more a "common knowledge" type of thing? Thanks much! yours, Barbara in Maryland
