In
1958 the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association organized the North
Carolina Veterinary Research Foundation, Inc. (NCVRF). In 1956
approximately 29 acres of land was donated to NCVRF by Mr. & Mrs. W.
O. Moss of Mile Away Farm. Ground for a research center was broken on
April 8, 1971. Mr. Freyman, owner of a handmade brick factory on Clayroad
farm, donated all the brick used in the construction. In 1973 it was hoped
that the research center would become an integral part of the North
Carolina Veterinary School wherever it might be located. In 1975 Mr. &
Mrs. Moss donated an additional 50 acres adjoining the original 29 acres
to be used by the proposed Veterinary School. In 1979 the board of
directors of NCVRF decided to give the physical facilities of the NCVRF to
the State of North Carolina' School of Veterinary Medicine to be used as
an Equine Center.
The
initial purpose of NCVRF was to research methods for preventing and curing
horse, dog and cat diseases. Additional objectives were to alleviate
suffering, study breeding and investigate other veterinary medical
problems. Studies in horses have dealt with problems of nutrition,
parasitism, breeding and lameness.
Today
the Veterinary Equine Research Center is 83 acres of medical facilities,
animal and staff housing, laboratories, educational facilities, horse
pastures and beautiful long leaf pine trees. This is all for the purpose
of education, research and service to the public.
Since December of 1991 this center has been a certified testing laboratory for Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins Test) and performs approximately 5000 tests per year.
In April of 1996 the Veterinary Equine Research Center received its certification as a National Contagious Equine Metritis Quarantine facility. This facility is qualified to quarantine for import both mares and stallions for testing of Contagious Equine Metritus (CEM). It is the only such quarantine site in North Carolina and one of only six on the East Coast.
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