Evaluation of a wireless activity monitoring system to quantify locomotor activity in horses in experimental settings

Fries, Michael; Montavon, Stéphane; Spadavecchia, Claudia; Levionnois, Olivier

doi:10.1111/evj.12568

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“…Use of this specific accelerometer a for behavioral data collection has been validated in dairy cows 50 but not in horses; however, the general use of triaxial accelerometers has been validated in horses. 51,52 Furthermore, placement of the accelerometer on a hind limb, as was done in the present study, reportedly yields the most accurate data. 51 In a study 53 involving calves, use of an accelerometer to examine the effect of castration revealed that castrated calves spent a significantly larger amount of time standing during the subsequent 24-hour period (or longer) than uncastrated calves, but studies [54][55][56] of the effect of lameness on cattle behavior have shown that lame cattle spend more time lying down than do nonlame cattle.…”

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Effects of stacked wedge pads and chains applied to the forefeet of Tennessee Walking Horses for a five-day period on behavioral and biochemical indicators of pain, stress, and inflammation

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Schumacher²,

Doherty³

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OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of stacked wedge pads and chains applied to the forefeet of Tennessee Walking Horses on behavioral and biochemical indicators of pain, stress, and inflamation. ANIMALS 20 Tennessee Walking Horses. PROCEDURES Horses were randomly assigned to 2 treatment groups: keg shoes (control; n = 10) or stacked wedge pads and exercise with chains (10). Ten days before treatment application, an accelerometer was attached at the left metatarsus of each horse to record daily activity. Horses were exercised for 20 minutes daily, beginning on day -7. On day 0, exercise ceased, the forefeet were trimmed, and the assigned treatment was applied. From days 1 through 5, horses were exercised as before. Blood samples for measurement of plasma cortisol, substance P, and fibrinogen concentrations were collected on days -5, 1, and 5 before and after exercise and every 30 minutes thereafter for 6 hours. RESULTS No significant differences in plasma concentrations of cortisol, substance P, and fibrinogen were detected between groups. Although lying behaviors changed after shoes were applied, these behaviors did not differ significantly between groups. Shoeing appeared to have altered behavior to a greater extent than did the type of treatment applied. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Application of stacked wedge pads and chains to the forefeet of horses for a 5-day period as performed in this study evoked no acute or subacute stress or nociceptive response as measured. Although these findings should not be extrapolated to the long-term use of such devices in Tennessee Walking Horses performing the running walk, the data should be considered when making evidence-based decisions relating to animal welfare and the use of stacked wedge pads and chains.

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Effects of stacked wedge pads and chains applied to the forefeet of Tennessee Walking Horses for a five-day period on behavioral and biochemical indicators of pain, stress, and inflammation

Everett¹,

Schumacher²,

Doherty³

et al. 2018

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“…In this study Martin Fries and colleagues in Switzerland evaluated a wireless activity monitoring system to quantify locomotor activity in horses in experimental settings .…”

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Wright¹

2016

Equine Veterinary Education

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“…Pedometers (or accelerometer devices with bespoke equine algorithms) may be useful for quantitative measurement of limb weight shifting frequency in horses at risk of developing supporting limb laminitis and could also provide an indication of locomotor activity (Fries et al . ) in horses with laminitis as a measure of the efficacy of an analgesia protocol.…”

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“…Pain management for laminitis of locomotor activity (Fries et al 2017) in horses with laminitis as a measure of the efficacy of an analgesia protocol.…”

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Pain management for laminitis in the horse

Hopster

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2018

Equine Veterinary Education

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Summary The inability to control pain is the most common reason for cessation of treatment and euthanasia in cases of laminitis, yet pain also serves a unique protective function in these cases, particularly in the acute phase when lamellar integrity is weakened. Successful analgesia requires an understanding of the disease pathophysiology, the sources of pain in laminitis, methods of serial pain evaluation, and methods of analgesia including systemic and regional techniques. This review discusses the approach to analgesia including detail of traditional and novel analgesic medications and techniques with specific reference to the laminitis case.

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Evaluation of a wireless activity monitoring system to quantify locomotor activity in horses in experimental settings

Cited by 17 publications

References 26 publications

Effects of stacked wedge pads and chains applied to the forefeet of Tennessee Walking Horses for a five-day period on behavioral and biochemical indicators of pain, stress, and inflammation

Effects of stacked wedge pads and chains applied to the forefeet of Tennessee Walking Horses for a five-day period on behavioral and biochemical indicators of pain, stress, and inflammation

Highlights of recent clinically relevant papers

Pain management for laminitis in the horse

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