Horses sought for respiratory research in Canada

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A Canadian academy is seeking horses for a respiratory research study.

The University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine is recruiting horses for the written report inwards social club to

A spokesman said that to diagnose in addition to process airway disease, tests such every bit tracheal launder in addition to bronchoalveolar lavage, which assist position type in addition to severity of the problem, were relied on.

“Currently recommended reference ranges for these tests are generally based on clinical sense rather than scientific data. Furthermore, nosotros create non know if factors such every bit historic stream of the horse, geographical place or flavor should live on considered when establishing a reference range.”

Researchers are seeking horses who are salubrious in addition to at to the lowest degree a yr onetime amongst no history of piteous performance attributable to respiratory disease.

All study procedures on the horses would live on performed on their ain farm in addition to would include gratis tests including:

• Complete physical exam (including rebreathing examination)
• Complete blood count (blood sample)
• Airway endoscopy in addition to tracheal launder (under sedation)
• Bronchoalveolar lavage (under sedation)

Researchers are looking to constitute reference ranges on which to base of operations treatments, in addition to volition investigate if differences be betwixt unlike historic stream groups of horses. “This is of import because specific airway problems be inwards unlike historic stream groups in addition to nosotros demand to know ‘normal’ for each historic stream grouping to reliably respect in addition to process ‘abnormal’.”

Early detection in addition to handling of airway illness may preclude chronic problems; however, every bit or in addition to hence treatments tin bring undesired side effects, unnecessary handling should live on avoided.

The academy is recruiting horses through to August

In social club to live on eligible for the study, horses demand to fulfill the next criteria:

• Be at to the lowest degree i yr old
• Have no clinical signs of respiratory disease
• Have no history of respiratory illness inwards the concluding half dozen months
• Have no chronic respiratory illness such every bit heaves
• Have no history of piteous performance attributable to respiratory disease

 

More information on the written report is here. Contact  Dr Julia Montgomery,  julia.montgomery@usask.ca, 306-966-7025 or Dr Katharina Lohmann, k.lohmann@usask.ca, 306-966-7157.

 

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