Audit office slams state horse studs

The Supreme Audit Office (NIK) issued a report on Tuesday, criticizing state-owned stud farms. The watchdog recorded both financial and veterinary violations in the sector. Many state studs do not have clear horse sale procedures and they often underrate the value of sold animals. One of the studs was found to have sold healthy horses to an abattoir. A majority of the studs did not pay attention to the technical state of their buildings. There were also cases of unsatisfactory veterinary conditions. Poland had 18 state studs as of early 2013. They bred almost 3,000 horses.