Equine insurance cases at AHL

Tim Pasma, Andrew Brooks

Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.

AHL Newsletter 2024;28(1):4.

In cases where horses need to be submitted for postmortem for insurance purposes, they do not need to be submitted live to the AHL.  If euthanasia is required, please note that only livestock weighing less than 50kg can be euthanized at AHL Guelph. Livestock weighing greater than 50kg will be transferred to the OVC Large Animal Hospital to be euthanized by a large animal clinician and extra fees will apply.

At AHL Kemptville, euthanasia of animals weighing above 50kg is not available.  Animals that exceed these weight limits or that cannot be transported humanely must be euthanized on farms.  

Please refer to the AHL Fee Schedule to determine the costs for postmortem of equine insurance cases.  Note that in addition to the typical postmortem and ancillary test fees, additional costs are levied for insurance/legal documentation and disposal. 

Please contact ahlinfo@uoguelph.ca to review the submission process and fees for equine insurance cases.   AHL