1. Cooperation FEI/FN/Stud books
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Cooperation FEI/FN/Stud books
WBFSH annual seminar
Apeldoorn
6 / 11 / 2007

2. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
summary
Current situation
Consequences
What do we need : The goal
What must we do ?
Ueln
Data exchange procedure
What is the tool
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Current situation
FEI database on the basis of data sent by the NFs
Some data may be incorrect
Some NFs issue new passports without pedigree even for horses registered in a studbook
The same horse can have several passports and several identities in the FEI database
International performances may be uncorrectly linked to horses
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4. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
Consequences
Impossibility to trace all horses at international level
Impossibility to summary some horses international carreer
Accuracy of international horse rankings cannot be guaranted from the FEI database
Stud books international rankings are sometimes incorrect or incomplete
Problems pointed out by the Interstallion project
Each year a huge work from HVT and FEI
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5. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
What do we need
For the stud books : correct reference to the original stud book
For the breeders : correct reference to the breeder
For the breeders : correct pedigrees
For the NF and FEI and stud books : traceability of horses for qualifications (competitions and breeding)
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6. Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..)
Cooperation SB/NF’s
Rider/owner
SB passport
NF’s
Database 1 2
UELN
Stud book
Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..) 3
Horses data
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7. Indexes, breeding values
Cooperation NF’S/SB
NF’s
Database
Show organisers
Starting lists
Horses data
Riders/
owners
qualifications
performances
National research teams
Stud books
Indexes, breeding values
Interstallion project
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8. Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..)
Cooperation SB/FEI
Rider/owner
SB passport
FEI
Database 1
UELN 2
Stud
book
UELN
Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..) 3
Horses data
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9. Cooperation FEI/NF’s/SB
Database
Show organisers
Starting lists
Qualifications of horses
NF’s
Databases
International
performances
Stud books
Interstallion project
National research teams
Indexes, breeding values
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10. Traceability = UELN project
WAHO
Other international organizations
ISBC
ECAHO
CIAA
UET
EC / SANCO

11. First step : UELN Definition and objectives
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First step : UELN Definition and objectives
To keep the original registration’s number in the database of birth , unmodified, but only included in the UELN
This UELN must be added to all documents and files concerning each horse
To ensure that each horse, in the world, can be identified with this UELN in every database !
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12. Different requirements !
WAHO requirements (1988)
WBFSH requirements (1999)
ISBC requirements (2000)
FEI requirements
INTERSTALLION project (2002)
UE requirements (1990 – 2005)
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13. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
The Format of the UELN 2 3 1
1+2 = International code of the database, where the foal was registered at birth which makes unique the number of the horse (country code + number of the database in this country, numeric 6K)
3 = registration number of the horse in this database where (alphanumeric, 9 K)
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14. How to find the Ueln code of your database
Look at UELN website
If not existing : ask a number from
Please note that this number has no other meaning than making your registration numbers unique in the world (universal)
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15. How to put UELN in our databases
For original horses (registered at birth)
add Universal Number of our data base (6 digits – see « UELN.net » )
before the original registration number of each horse
inserting « 0 » before this number if necessary to complete 9 digits
For imported horses :
Please ask the UELN from the original stud book of the horse
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16. Second step : XML HDE Horse data exchanges
WBFSH / FEI / HN
joint project

17. UELN, XML HDE For close cooperation between
Stud books at national and international levels,
TB, PB Arab, AA, Sport horses …..
National Equestrian Federations
International Equestrian Federation

18. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
XML project
Following UELN project
To improve the efficiency of exchanges of data between databases
To suppress manual registration of data concerning horses which have been yet registered
To avoid mistakes at each registration of the horse in a new database !
 BUT : Long to produce as it requires time from several partners for testing purposes
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19. How will it work ?

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Between stud books
« A »
Stud book
office
HXMLDE
server 1
UELN
« B »
Stud book
Database 2
« A »
Stud book
Database 3 4
Horse data
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21. Loading NF from stud books
horse
office
HXMLDE
server 1
UELN
Stud
book
Database 2
N.F.
Database 3 4
NF = National Equestrian Federation
Horse data
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22. Loading FEI from stud books
Horse
office
HXMLDE
server 1
UELN
Stud
book
Database 2
FEI
Database 3 4
Horse data
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23. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
Loading SB from FEI
Stud
book
office
HXMLDE
server 1
UELN
FEI
database 2
Stud book
Database 3 4
Horse performance
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24. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
Loading NF’s from FEI NF
Horse
office
HXMLDE
server 1
UELN
FEI
database 2 NF
Database 3 4
Horse performance
Horse performance
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25. Sample of forms transferred by « XML HDE »

26. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
HORSE INFORMATIONS
Item Code for horse :
HORSE : Item of the horse requested
SIRE : Item of the sire of the horse
DAM : Item of the dam of the horse
DAM ‘S SIRE : Item of the sire of the dam of the horse
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PERSON INFORMATIONS
Item Code for person :
OW1 : First current owner OW4 : fourth current owner
BR1 to BR4 : First owner of the mare at the moment of foaling
to fourth owner of the mare at the moment of foaling
COV : Owner of the mare at the moment of covering
LAB : Laboratory
LOC : Usual location
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28. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
Xml project situation
Tested with BWP and FEI
Notice in FR and GB
It requires an internet opened database
New candidates are welcome
Next chapter = FEI performances
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29. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
XML - HDE
ueln.net
Then « XML HDE »
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30. Data avalaible in FEI database
FEI.ORG
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31. WBFSH and FEI among the other organisations : conclusions of the Royaumont seminary June 2006

32. ISBC
EMSBLC
US JC
WEEVA
FEEVA
CIAA
OMCB
WAHO, ECAHO
FEI
WBFSH
SHF
EC SANCO
DEFRA
FR MAG
CAN
EQUID
UK NED
FR SIRE
AQHA

33. Horse identification and traceability
Session I
Horse identification and traceability

34. Common goals ? Consumer protection Breeder protection
Protection of the betting person
Promotion of the breeds & territories
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35. Traceability through databases
SESSION II
Traceability through databases

36. European Horse Council ?
European level
CEC
European Horse Council ?
To be created
from the boards
For raising the european horse industry to the EU level
World level
WHIRDEC
World horse identification, registration and data exchange committee
Experts from the international federations, supported by their boards
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WHIRDEC : Objectives
To provide a forum to discuss and educate member organizations on issues of equine identification
To promote international efforts on equine identification
To develop protocols and methods for exchanging information between databases internationnally
To provide equine sector expertise and proposals to governments and international institutions
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38. De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert
Members
International stud book federations
National equine database organisations
International competitions organisations (show, sport , racing…)
National and international organisations in charge of identification of horses
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39. Please ask your questions now And see you in data exchange workshop
The end !
Please ask your questions now
And see you in data exchange workshop