Bodyweight Estimation From Linear Measures of Growing Warmblood Horses by a Formula

Čoudková, Veronika; Sachello, Vincent; Štěrbová, Hana; Kleinová, Anna; Papoušková, Zita; Maršálek, Miroslav; Kovanda, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2015.09.010

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“…Similarly, the proportion of cresty neck horses was also higher than in other breeds (Giles et al, 2015). In relation with these findings and as expected, mean values of several morphometrics such as GC (Sadek et al, 2006;Č oudková et al, 2016), WC (McGowan et al, 2013), NC 50% (Bailey et al, 2008;Martinson et al, 2014;Catalano et al, 2016) and NCH (Wray et al, 2013) were greater compared with previously published data in light horse breeds and ponies. Furthermore, the CV of the measurements made of the trunk and neck area proved to be quite homogeneous, although less than those described in Arabian horses (Sadek et al, 2006).…”

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“…At this point, it is interesting to note that, despite the proportion of obese animals assessed by BCS being similar between males and females; when morphometric measurements were used to evaluate the population, gender-related differences in the neck and body condition were highlighted. The differences according to age could be attributed to the change in conformation, muscular development and increase in the fat deposit that takes place in horses as they reach adulthood (Martin-Rosset et al, 2008;Č oudková et al, 2016).…”

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Beyond scoring systems: usefulness of morphometry considering demographic variables, to evaluate neck and overall obesity in Andalusian horses

Martin‐Giménez

Aguirre-Pascasio

Blas

2018

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Morphometry has proven to be a useful tool, both for the clinician and horse owners, for evaluating the body condition in equids due to its objectivity, easiness and capacity for detection of important metabolic disturbances. However, limited information is available on the use of morphometric ratios to characterize regional and overall adiposity and much less about their application in different genders, ages and horses with different levels of obesity. The objectives were to evaluate body and neck absolute measurements and ratios; factors affecting them such as the influence of gender, age, appearance of the neck crest and overall body condition and; relationships among these measurements. A total of 154 Andalusian horses classified according to their gender, age, body score status and cresty neck condition were evaluated in this cross-sectional study. Two evaluators assigned a body condition score (BCS, 1 to 9) and a cresty neck score (CNS, 0 to 5) to each horse. Horses were divided into males and females; young (2 to 5 years) and adults (6 to 15 years); obese (BCS⩾7) and non-obese (BCS<7); cresty neck (CNS⩾3) and non-cresty neck horses (CNS<3). Morphometric measurements (cm) included were: height at the withers (HW); body length (BL), girth (GC) and waist (WC) circumferences; neck length (NL); three neck circumferences (NCs), over the first (NC25%), the second (NC50%) and the third part (NC75%) of the NL and neck crest height (NCH). These measurements were also used to calculate the following ratios: GC : HW, WC : HW, GC : BL, WC : BL, NC25% : HW, NC50% : HW, NC75% : HW, NC25% : BL, NC50% : BL, NC75% : BL, NC25% : NL, NC50% : NL, NC75% : NL, NC25% : NCH, NC50% : NCH and NC75% : NCH. The results showed that most of the absolute measurements and ratios were greater than those described in other light breeds. In addition, most neck ratios were higher (P<0.050) in males than in females, however, all body ratios were greater (P<0.001) in females. Among the absolute measurements, WC in obese horses and NC25% and NC75% in cresty neck horses highlighted as higher. Either GC : HW or WC : HW and NC75% : BL were alternative surrogates for the appraisal of overall and regional adiposity in Andalusians. Several interactions were observed between the gender and adiposity scoring systems affecting the morphometric evaluation. This study establishes absolute morphometric measurements and ratios in Andalusian horses. It also highlights the variability of morphometric values and how the outcome of these can be influenced by demographic variables and the breed analyzed. Further studies are necessary to set morphometric reference values in other breeds.

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