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Bone biomarkers and risk of fracture in two- and three-year-old Thoroughbreds
B F Jackson1, P K Dyson, C Lonnell
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
Equine Veterinary Journal
|July 1, 2009
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to determine whether bone biomarkers (osteocalcin, PICP, ICTP and CTX-I) could be used to identify 2- and 3-year-olds at increased risk of fracture in the subsequent flat racing season. It was concluded that these bone biomarkers cannot be used to identify 2- and 3-year-olds that sustain a fracture. Whether bone biomarkers have better predictive value in older horses or when measured serially in the same animal remains to be determined.
