LOUISBURG, N.C. — The Franklin County Center of N.C. Cooperative Extension will conduct the annual EIA (Equine Infectious Anemia) Coggins Clinic on Saturday, February 5, from 1 – 3 pm, at the Franklin County Farmers Market Shelter in Louisburg, with Full Circle Mobile Veterinary Service veterinarian Dr. Cole Younger.
All equine (horses, ponies, mules and donkeys) are required by law to be tested within the past twelve months involved in any change of ownership, moved on any public road in the state or commingled in any public place for sale, exhibition, recreation or assembly. In the regulations, a public place is defined as “any premises owned or operated by any government entity, any privately owned or operated premises where three or more equine originating from three or more premises are gathered.”
Contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Franklin County Center office at 919-496-3344 to register, or email martha_mobley@ncsu.edu for more information.
–Martha Mobley, Franklin County Center