What are the benefits of the study?

Benefits for this study include but are not limited to:

• Accurately describing the economic value of the horse industry in Kentucky.
• Knowing the number and location of total equine in the state.
• Providing sound information (rather than anecdotal evidence) to inform policy decisions.
• Providing important data for business plans.
• Providing data for monitoring disease outbreaks and conducting disease surveillance.
• Providing data to aid in conducting relevant research and outreach programs.
• Establishing a benchmark against which to measure changes and trends in the industry.

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