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North Khorasan province has 1,000
Turkmen horses.
Turkmen Horses Microchipped
Races Set for Nov. 23-24
Six hundred Turkmen horses have been microchipped in
North Khorasan province, head of provincial Horseracing
Board said.Microchips containing unique identification
numbers were implanted in horses after subjecting the
animals to several blood and medical tests, Abdoljalil
Ghiadi was quoted by IRNA as saying. Information on
microchips can be read universally by using special
scanners, he added. The official explained that blood
samples of the Turkmen horses had been sent to Germany
for genetic studies in modern laboratories.
Ghiadi unveiled that ancestral charts of Turkmen horses
will be printed soon. The official stated that
microchipping the Turkmen horses will facilitate their
export. He recalled that a bylaw on the export of Turkmen
horses had been drafted by Agriculture Ministry. Ghiadi
cited national regulations on export of domestic
livestock based on which species whose cross and pure
breeds are available in the province can be sold to
foreign customers. He reiterated that the export of
Turkmen horses should be in compliance with the
enactments to make sure their genetic reserves are
preserved.
“Given the above-mentioned regulations, about one
third of pure Turkmen horses in North Khorasan province
can be exported.“
Meanwhile, secretary of the board said that Turkmen horse
show and racing competitions will be held in fall in
Bojnourd. The show and contest is slated for Nov. 23-24,
Hamid Salehi said, putting the budget set aside for the
awards at 220 million rials. North Khorasan province has
1,000 Turkmen horses of which 700 are mature. Some 500
people are involved in breeding horses. The origin of
Turkmen horse is believed to be the Jargalan region of
Bojnourd, mostly inhabited by Iranian Turkmen tribes.
Iran
Daily - Panorama - 11/02/06
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