美国老年马的退休风险因素,运动管理和肌肉质量
Alisa C Herbst1, Michelle C Coleman2, Erica L Macon1
1M. H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Equine veterinary journal
|June 21, 2023
概括
在美国,大多数老年马 (≥15岁) 由于健康问题而退休,肌肉质量低影响他们的福利和工作能力. 需要进一步研究老年马健康的预防和治疗策略.
科学领域:
- 马类科学 马类科学
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 动物老年学动物老年学
背景情况:
- 在美国,关于老年马 (≥15岁) 的健康和管理的数据有限.
- 了解老年马的需求对于改善他们的生活质量和寿命至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查美国老年马的主要用途.
- 为了确定老年马退休的原因和风险因素.
- 检查老年马的运动管理,低肌肉质量的患病率以及相关的风险因素和后果.
主要方法:
- 一项在线调查分发给2717名美国老年马 (≥15岁) 的所有者.
- 用描述性和推断统计数据分析数据,包括后勤回归,ANOVA和Kruskal-Wallis测试.
主要成果:
- 快乐骑行/驾驶 (38.5%) 和完全退休 (39.8%) 是老年马最常见的主要用途.
- 健康问题是退休的主要原因,61.5%的马在15至24岁之间退休.
- 17.2%的老年马报告肌肉质量较低,对其工作能力和福利产生负面影响;风险因素包括年龄,性别和特定的医疗状况.
结论:
- 很大一部分老年马因健康问题退休,这凸显了需要描述这些问题,以潜在地延长工作寿命的必要性.
- 肌肉质量低是影响老年马的福利和工作能力的一个重大问题,需要制定预防和治疗策略.
- 虽然结构化的运动可能会对老年马有好处,但目前的管理通常涉及提前退休,这强调了需要更好的健康管理协议.
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