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Equine industry more than horseplay
New statistics on the horse
population in Indiana show a horse of a different color when compared
to previous statistics.
The last nationwide horse
census, which was conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
estimated the number of horses in Indiana at 140,000 as of Jan.
1, 1999. Data from an Indiana equine impact survey conducted during
2001-02 by the Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service (IASS) at
Purdue, pushed the head count to 160,000.
“ We found 20,000
more animals with a more-detailed study,” says Ralph Gann,
former IASS state statistician of Indiana who led the survey, a
cooperative effort among IASS, Purdue, the Indiana Horse Council,
Indiana Horse Racing Commission and the Indiana Livestock Promotion
and Development Fund.
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