Recommendations for Ensuring Good Welfare of Horses Used for Industrial Blood, Serum, or Urine Production

Animals (Basel). 2021 May 20;11(5):1466. doi: 10.3390/ani11051466.

Abstract

Various pharmaceutical products have been derived from horse blood and urine for over a century. Production of biologics and therapeutics from these samples is a niche industry and often occurs in regions with little regulation or veterinary oversight. To ensure good welfare of horses maintained for these purposes, guidance has been developed to support the industry.

Keywords: PMSG; animal welfare; equine chorionic gonadotropin; horse.