The Michigan equine monitoring system. I. Design, implementation and population estimates
| Autor: | John B. Kaneene, Don J. Fedewa, Kenneth Gallagher, Martin Saffell, H.Michael Chaddock |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Veterinary medicine
Michigan Health Status Population biology.animal_breed Population Dynamics Models Biological Sampling Studies Transport engineering Interviews as Topic Population estimate Food Animals Surveys and Questionnaires Animals Horses Animal Husbandry Program Development education education.field_of_study Models Statistical biology Financial structure Monitoring system Health Care Costs Health Surveys Telephone Geography Quarter horse Animal Science and Zoology |
| Zdroj: | Preventive veterinary medicine. 29(4) |
| ISSN: | 0167-5877 |
| Popis: | The Michigan equine monitoring system (MEMS) was designed and implemented in the State of Michigan, starting in 1991. The program was designed systematically to track the State's equine population, its health, and its economic implications to the equine industry. The MEMS was designed as a two-phase program. Phase I (the population and economic survey; the subject of this paper) was designed to provide new and statistically valid information describing the size, composition, location and economic characteristics of the Michigan equine industry. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data via mail, telephone and personal interviews. Of the 3000 randomly selected list-frame samples, 2800 (93%) participated. However, 650 of these had no equids. There were 129932 equids reported compared with 160000 in 1984. The American Quarter Horse, Standardbred and Arabian breeds were the most numerous. Detailed results, including the size of equine operations/herds, uses, geographical distribution and the financial structure of the industry, are presented. A detailed account of the strategies used in designing and implementing the system is provided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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