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  • noun horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals

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Examples

  • Such unique identification of equidae may also prove useful for disease control and surveillance purposes and for the recovery of lost or stolen horses.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • The EU said control measures would safeguard the health status of the equidae population in the European Union, noting that

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Thereby it will be possible to prevent the introduction of African horse sickness, an exotic and fatal disease in horses, and to safeguard the health status of the equidae population in the European Union.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • The low proportion of use for seeding and weed control is due, among other things, to the fact that these work operations are not mechanized in many regions where oxen power is prevalent, or that for these operations faster and more agile equidae are used.

    1. Selection of animals 1991

  • In the subhumid and humid regions of Africa their utilization is limited due to the lack of resistance of all equidae against trypanosomiasis.

    1. Selection of animals 1991

  • It merely adds one more option to deal with the over abundance of equidae.

    unknown title 2009

  • "Horses of all breeds, as well as nondomestic equidae and camelids, can be affected, and dogs, cats, rabbits, and hares are affected by similar dysautonomias."

    TheHorse.com News 2009

  • Requires equidae entering the State for immediate slaughter to be accompanied by a consignment direct to slaughter at an approved equine slaughtering establishment.”

    An Open Letter to IL Representative Jim Sacia 2009

  • “Allows equidae more than 12 months of age to enter the State for immediate slaughter without a certificate of veterinary inspection.

    An Open Letter to IL Representative Jim Sacia 2009

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