کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2456214 1110533 2008 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evaluation of dietary and management risk factors for enterolithiasis among horses in California
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Evaluation of dietary and management risk factors for enterolithiasis among horses in California
چکیده انگلیسی

Enteroliths are intestinal calculi that result in intestinal obstruction and colic in horses. Equine enterolithiasis occurs worldwide, but the disease is particularly prevalent in some geographic locations, including California. The objectives of this study were to evaluate dietary and environmental risk factors for the disease. This was accomplished through a case–control study by comparing horses with colic from enterolithiasis presenting to the University of California, Davis VMTH, to horses with colic of other causes. Data were collected on 61 horses with enterolithiasis and 75 controls via evaluation of patient records and questionnaires completed by owners at the time of admission. Following multiple logistic regression analysis, the following factors were found to be significantly associated with enterolithiasis: feeding ⩾50% of the diet as alfalfa; feeding <50% of the diet as oat hay; feeding <50% of the diet as grass hay; and lack of daily access to pasture grazing.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Research in Veterinary Science - Volume 85, Issue 3, December 2008, Pages 476–480
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