Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses

This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of equine lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses during an endurance race. Out of 67 horses that participated in the race, 19 horses completed the race successfully without any derangement while 48 horses were eliminated from the...

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Main Authors: Adamu, Lawan, Mohd Adzahan, Noraniza, Abdullah, Rasedee, Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25356/
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author Adamu, Lawan
Mohd Adzahan, Noraniza
Abdullah, Rasedee
Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
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Mohd Adzahan, Noraniza
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Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
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description This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of equine lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses during an endurance race. Out of 67 horses that participated in the race, 19 horses completed the race successfully without any derangement while 48 horses were eliminated from the race for various disorders. Fifty-three (53.73%) percent of these horses had metabolic disorders and 17.91% were eliminated due to lameness. The study showed that the highest number of endurance horses that were eliminated were due to metabolic disorders followed by lameness. These findings may assist veterinarians in designing laudable measures in the management and conditioning protocols of endurance horses during training and further prevent the morbidity and mortality during endurance races.
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spelling upm-253562016-08-25T08:29:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25356/ Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses Adamu, Lawan Mohd Adzahan, Noraniza Abdullah, Rasedee Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of equine lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses during an endurance race. Out of 67 horses that participated in the race, 19 horses completed the race successfully without any derangement while 48 horses were eliminated from the race for various disorders. Fifty-three (53.73%) percent of these horses had metabolic disorders and 17.91% were eliminated due to lameness. The study showed that the highest number of endurance horses that were eliminated were due to metabolic disorders followed by lameness. These findings may assist veterinarians in designing laudable measures in the management and conditioning protocols of endurance horses during training and further prevent the morbidity and mortality during endurance races. Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia 2012-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25356/1/Prevalence%20of%20lameness%20and%20metabolic%20disorders%20in%20endurance%20horseS.pdf Adamu, Lawan and Mohd Adzahan, Noraniza and Abdullah, Rasedee and Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad (2012) Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses. Malaysian Journal of Veterinary Research, 3 (1). pp. 33-37. ISSN 2180-3897 http://mjvr.dvsvri.gov.my/index.php/volume-3-no-1-2012
spellingShingle Adamu, Lawan
Mohd Adzahan, Noraniza
Abdullah, Rasedee
Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses
title Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses
title_full Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses
title_fullStr Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses
title_short Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses
title_sort prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25356/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25356/1/Prevalence%20of%20lameness%20and%20metabolic%20disorders%20in%20endurance%20horseS.pdf