Egypt completes veterinary preparations for equestrian tournament at the Pyramids

Veterinary authorities have completed microchipping, registration, and vaccination of horses ahead of the Longines Global Champions Tour at Egypt's Giza Pyramids this October.

• The General Authority for Veterinary Services microchipped and registered working horses in the Pyramids area ahead of the tournament.
• The operation involved Giza's tourism department, the preventive medicine administration, the Egyptian Equestrian Federation, and horse associations.
• Horses were vaccinated against equine influenza and herpes, and authorities collected 160 samples.
• The Agriculture Ministry said veterinary procedures would continue before the tournament scheduled for October.