Information on 26 434 German Warmblood horses born between 1992 and 2001 was used for multivariate genetic analyses of radiographic health, conformation and performance traits to compare different modes of single- and multiple-trait selection of sires. Results of standardized radiological examinations of 5155 Hanoverian Warmblood horses, conformation evaluations from studbook inspections of 20 ...

Equine degenerative arthritis was reported as an entity in 1938 by Kelser and Callender based on a comparison of the pathological changes in humans and horses by the same authors. Equine osteoarthritis (OA; the common name now) was reviewed by Mackay-Smith in 1962, and it received its first clinical attention at AAEP in 1966 with a presentation on pathophysiology of equine degenerative joint di...

While temporal variable measurements have assisted in objectively defining and distinguishing between four-beat stepping gaits performed by gaited horses, kinematic research describing joint motion of the gaited horse is limited. The objective of this study was to measure the temporal variables and the forelimb kinematics of the flat walk and fox trot of the Missouri Fox Trotter (MFT) to provid...

This prospective blinded randomized study aimed to determine whether the timing of morphine and phenylbutazone administration affects the breathing response to skin incision, recovery quality, behavior, and cardiorespiratory variables in horses undergoing fetlock arthroscopy. Ten Standardbred horses were premedicated with acepromazine (0.04 mg kg(-1) IM) and romifidine (0.04 mg kg(-1) IV). Anes...

At calving, purebred animals of the Belgian Blue (BB) breed are compromised by the incompatibility in size and shape of the dam and her calf, resulting in a very high incidence of dystocia problems. To clarify which body parts of the calf are of decisive importance to allow natural delivery and to investigate both the mean value as well as the variation among these body sizes within this breed ...

Disorders of the peripheral nerves of domestic animals have been recorded in a number of dog breeds2-’.” and in a few cases of However, the majority have been of unknown etiology.1.2.6.8.11 Distal symmetrical polyneuropathies have been recognized in genetical, toxic, nutritional, and metabolic disorders in humansI4 and other animals.’’ The disease is attributed to the dying-back process, the co...