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Do hares suffer from grass sickness?

K E Whitwell1

  • 1Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk.

The Veterinary Record
|April 27, 1991
PubMed
Summary
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Two sick hares exhibited polyganglionopathy and alimentary tract changes, mirroring equine grass sickness. This suggests a potential shared pathology between affected hares and horses, warranting further investigation into grass sickness causes.

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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Pathology
  • Equine and Lagomorph Health

Background:

  • Equine grass sickness is a devastating idiopathic disease affecting horses.
  • Recent equine deaths from grass sickness were reported on an East Anglian estate.

Observation:

  • An autopsy was performed on one deceased and two sick hares from the affected estate.
  • Two healthy hares from the same locality were also examined.

Findings:

  • Two of the sick hares presented with polyganglionopathy and significant alimentary tract changes.
  • These pathological findings in hares closely resembled those observed in horses diagnosed with grass sickness.
  • No similar abnormalities were detected in the healthy control hares.

Implications:

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  • The study suggests a potential shared pathological mechanism or etiological agent between grass sickness in horses and the observed condition in hares.
  • This finding may offer new avenues for research into the causes and diagnosis of equine grass sickness.
  • Further investigation is warranted to explore the connection between these species and the disease.