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    FEI suspension for vet who failed to follow ‘stupid’ biosecurity rules

    Sep 01, 2022 3 minutes
    By BECKY MURRAY

    A VET who admitted not following equine herpes virus (EHV-1) by-laws, which he claimed were “stupid”, has been suspended by the FEI for three years.

    The FEI launched disciplinary proceedings against Belgian vet Marc Juul H Schelkens after it was discovered he failed to implement biosecurity measures required under the EHV-1 by-laws at a number of events in Lier and Bonheiden in 2021.

    The by-laws – brought in last year following

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