Epidemiological observations on pastern dermatitis in young horses and evaluation of essential fatty acid spot‐on applications with or without phytosphingosine as prophylactic treatment
Abstract:Background
Equine pastern dermatitis (EPD) is a common multifactorial clinical syndrome in horses. Treatment can be difficult; pathogenesis and triggering factors cannot always be determined.
Objectives
To assess risk factors for developing EPD in a large group of horses kept under the same conditions and to analyse whether or not a spot‐on containing essential fatty acids and antimicrobial agents is able to prevent the development of EPD or accelerate the healing process.
Animals
Each year 50 young, privately… Show more
“…Equine pastern dermatitis (EPD) is a common multifactorial clinical syndrome in horses . This study by Nicola Raizner and co‐workers in Germany , USA and Switzerland assessed the risk factors for developing EPD in a large group of horses kept under the same conditions . The study also analysed whether a spot‐on containing essential fatty acids and antimicrobial agents was able to prevent the development of EPD or accelerate the healing process .…”
“…Equine pastern dermatitis (EPD) is a common multifactorial clinical syndrome in horses . This study by Nicola Raizner and co‐workers in Germany , USA and Switzerland assessed the risk factors for developing EPD in a large group of horses kept under the same conditions . The study also analysed whether a spot‐on containing essential fatty acids and antimicrobial agents was able to prevent the development of EPD or accelerate the healing process .…”
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