An 18-year-old Warmblood gelding was presented for investigation of a large, firm mass over the medial and plantar aspect left distal metatarsal fetlock region. The first identified 4 months prior to referral, following traumatic incident, had time gradually increased in size. Clinical examination diagnostic imaging revealed large soft tissue adjacent metatarsophalangeal joint digital flexor te...

BACKGROUND Osteochondrosis is considered multifactorial in origin, with factors such as nutrition, conformation, body size, trauma and genetics thought to contribute to its pathogenesis. Few studies have investigated the effects of genetic variability of osteochondrosis in Thoroughbreds. OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence and genetic variability of a subset of osteochondrosis lesions in a ...