Endoscopic findings of the stomach in pleasure horses in Poland

Niedźwiedź, Artur; Kubiak, Krzysztof; Nicpoń, Józef

doi:10.1186/1751-0147-55-45

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“…Nine horses were reported to have been diagnosed with gastric ulcers, but overall very few horses (n = 14) had been examined for gastric ulcers with gastroscopy. From the results of the current study, it cannot be ruled out that gastric ulcers may be associated with the presence of FFL, even though the incidence of gastric ulcers was lower than what has been described in other studies of gastric ulcers in leisure horses (17% to 58%, [34][35][36]).…”

Section: Gastrointestinal Healthcontrasting

confidence: 93%

Differential Defecation of Solid and Liquid Phases in Horses—A Descriptive Survey

Lindroth

Johansen

Båverud

et al. 2020

Animals

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Free faecal liquid (FFL) is a condition in horses where faeces are voided in one solid and one liquid phase. The liquid phase contaminates the tail, hindlegs and area around the anus of the horse, resulting in management problems and potentially contributing to impaired equine welfare. The underlying causes are not known, but anecdotal suggestions include feeding wrapped forages or other feed- or management-related factors. Individual horse factors may also be associated with the presence of FFL. This study, therefore, aimed to characterize horses showing FFL particularly when fed wrapped forages, and to map the management and feeding strategies of these horses. Data were retrieved by a web-based survey, including 339 horses with FFL. A large variety of different breeds, ages, disciplines, coat colours, housing systems and feeding strategies were represented among the horses in the study, meaning that any type of horse could be affected. Respondents were asked to indicate if their horse had diminished signs of FFL with different changes in forage feeding. Fifty-eight percent (n = 197) of the horse owners reported diminished signs of FFL in their horses when changing from wrapped forages to hay; 46 (n = 156) of the horse owners reported diminished signs of FFL in their horses when changing from wrapped forages to pasture; 17% (n = 58) reported diminished signs of FFL when changing from any type of forage batch to any other forage. This indicated that feeding strategy may be of importance, but cannot solely explain the presence of FFL. The results also showed that the horses in this study had a comparably high incidence of previous colic (23%, n = 78) compared to published data from other horse populations. In conclusion, the results showed that FFL may affect a large variety of horse types and that further studies should include detailed data on individual horse factors including gastrointestinal diseases as well as feeding strategies, in order to increase the chance of finding causes of FFL.

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Section: Gastrointestinal Healthcontrasting

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Differential Defecation of Solid and Liquid Phases in Horses—A Descriptive Survey

Lindroth

Johansen

Båverud

et al. 2020

Animals

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“…The highest prevalence of ESGD occurs in Thoroughbred racehorses with 37% of untrained horses affected, increasing to 80–100% within 2–3 months of race training 5, 6, 7. Standardbred racehorses have a similar overall ESGD prevalence of 44% that rises up to 87% in training,8, 9, 10 while 17–58% show/sport horses and 37–59% of pleasure horses are affected 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Endurance horses have an ESGD prevalence of 48% during the out of competition period that rises to 66–93% during the competitive period, with lesions most prevalent in elite horses 16, 17.…”

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European College of Equine Internal Medicine Consensus Statement—Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome in Adult Horses

Sykes

Hewetson

Hepburn³

et al. 2015

Veterinary Internal Medicne

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“…; Niedźwiedź et al . ). The term equine gastric ulcer syndrome was first adopted by the EGUS Council in 1999 (Andrews et al .…”

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Equine gastric ulcer syndrome in adult donkeys: Investigation on prevalence, anatomical distribution, and severity

Sgorbini

Bonelli

Papini

et al. 2017

Equine Veterinary Education

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Summary The study was performed on 39 live donkeys that underwent gastroscopic examination. The lesions were recorded in accordance with the European College of Equine Internal Medicine Consensus Statement guidelines. The presence of Gasterophilus sp. larvae was also recorded. Larvae were collected and identified to species level. Fisher's exact test was used to compare different prevalence values for sex, age, and anatomical distribution of lesions. Gastric lesions were present in 20/39 (51.3% [35.6–67%]) donkeys; 19/39 (48.7% [95% confidence interval = 33–64.4%]) were affected only by equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD), while 1/39 (2.6% [0–7.5%]) showed both ESGD and equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD), thus 95% of positive donkeys showed lesions located in the nonglandular mucosa. The ESGD grade was 0/4 (48.7% [33–64.4%]) in 19/39, 1/4 (12.8% [2.3–23.3%]) in 5/39, 2/4 (25.6% [11.9–39.5%]) in 10/39, 3/4 in 4/39 (10.3% [0.7–19.8%]) and 4/4 in 1/39 (2.6% [0–7.5%]) donkeys, respectively. The EGGD lesion was a mild depression in the ventral glandular fundus. ESGD was primary in all the donkeys included and lesions were located around the cardia and along the lesser curvature. Gasterophilus sp. larvae were present in all animals and were identified as third‐stage larvae of Gasterophilus intestinalis. No animals showed clinical signs of equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS). No significant differences relating to sex, age or breed were found in the prevalence of EGUS in this study, while the proportion of donkeys affected by ESGD was statistically higher than those affected by EGGD. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the gastroscopic evaluation of EGUS in live donkeys. Our results show a higher prevalence of EGUS in live donkeys than values previously reported by other authors in donkeys that were dead or had been subjected to euthanasia. The detection of third‐stage G. intestinalis larvae was not unexpected since these can be found in the stomach of equids throughout the year, and G. intestinalis has been reported as the most common Gasterophilus sp. in Italy.

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Endoscopic findings of the stomach in pleasure horses in Poland

Cited by 30 publications

References 18 publications

Differential Defecation of Solid and Liquid Phases in Horses—A Descriptive Survey

Differential Defecation of Solid and Liquid Phases in Horses—A Descriptive Survey

European College of Equine Internal Medicine Consensus Statement—Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome in Adult Horses

Equine gastric ulcer syndrome in adult donkeys: Investigation on prevalence, anatomical distribution, and severity

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