所有者报告的美国老年马的健康和疾病
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
|August 2, 2024
概括
高龄马的医疗状况很常见,骨关节炎和牙科问题最为普遍. 退休马面临更高的风险,因为日常医疗保健不足,强调需要注意马的高级健康.
科学领域:
- 马的健康 马的健康
- 兽医流行病学 兽医流行病学
- 老年动物护理服务提供者
背景情况:
- 关于美国老年马 (≥15岁) 的健康状况和医疗保健实践的数据有限.
- 了解这些方面对于改善老年马的福利至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了记录所有者报告的医疗状况,代谢综合征和 pituitary pars intermedia 功能障碍 (PPID) 的管理,常规医疗频率,以及美国老年马的补充剂/药物使用.
- 为了确定与特定疾病相关的风险因素,以及该人群中不够的常规医疗保健.
主要方法:
- 一项在线调查分发给美国老年马的所有者.
- 分析了来自2717个问卷的数据,使用描述性统计,二项逻辑回归和ANOVA.
主要成果:
- 最常见的疾病包括骨关节炎 (30%),牙疾病 (15%), (14%),PPID (12%).
- 高龄是PPID,牙和眼部疾病的危险因素. 据报道,只有36%的马是健康的.
- 与娱乐骑马相比,退休的马对不充分的兽医护理,牙科护理和手访问的风险增加.
结论:
- 美国老年马的医疗状况非常普遍.
- 退休的老年马有更大的风险接受不够的常规医疗保健.
- 调查结果强调,需要针对老年马群制定有针对性的健康管理策略.
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