Can Horses Be Imported?

USDA regulations for importing equines can be found on their Veterinary Services, Import/Export website. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires various periods of quarantine depending on the country of origin of the horse. How much is an imported horse? As a ballpark figure of importing a horse from Read more…

Can You Import Horses Into Australia?

​Live horses can be imported into Australia from selected department approved countries only. To bring horses to Australia, they must meet all of the department’s import conditions prior to export. The Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) provides the import conditions for all permitted live horse imports. How much does it Read more…

Is Fermented Horse Milk Alcoholic?

Because mare’s milk contains more sugars than cow’s or goat’s milk, when fermented, kumis has a higher, though still mild, alcohol content compared to kefir. Even in the areas of the world where kumis is popular today, mare’s milk remains a very limited commodity. Does fermented milk have alcohol? Fermented Read more…