Lameness issues affect 18.6% of British horses – survey

Lameness is the almost mutual syndrome affecting Britain’s horses as well as ponies, a national online survey has shown.

The Blue Cross National Equine Health Survey revealed that 18.6 pct of horses were affected past times lameness issues, predominantly degenerative articulation disease. This represents a v pct growth on 2012 figures, which placed lameness equally the mo almost recorded status below peel disease.

The survey, run annually past times Blue Cross inwards partnership alongside the British Equine Veterinary Association, revealed that the almost prevalent atmospheric condition were:

• Lameness (18.6 per cent – a considerable growth on the 13.8 per cent recorded inwards the 2010-2012 surveys). Degenerative articulation illness was the almost prevalent drive of lameness (14.8 pct of horses) as well as human foot lameness was recorded inwards 3.8 pct of cases.
• Skin illness (14.6 percent, compared to 15.2 per cent inwards the 2010-2012 surveys). Sarcoids were in i trial again a prevalent neoplasm (2.8 percent, compared to 3.25 pct inwards the 2010-12 surveys), reinforcing previous surveys as well as the published data.
• Overweight (7.8 per cent, compared to 7.5 pct inwards 2010–2012), alongside almost horses (41 percent) beingness recorded equally ideal/normal weight as well as 4.1 pct recorded equally beingness underweight. This is a consistent tendency inwards the surveys.
• Back problems affected v pct of horses, compared to 3 pct inwards previous surveys.
• Respiratory illness (5 percent, reflecting the same upshot inwards the previous surveys). Allergic respiratory illness was reported to a greater extent than oft (4.2 percent, compared to 3.6 pct previously). It was to a greater extent than oft recorded than infectious respiratory illness (0.3 percent, compared alongside 0.5 pct inwards the previous surveys.)

The 2013 survey attracted a 21 pct growth inwards responses from across the sector.

The information volition last released to equine as well as veterinarian colleges as well as universities to last used equally primary beginning material.

This twelvemonth a novel query on vaccinations revealed that 95 pct of horses were up-to-date alongside influenza as well as tetanus jabs. This figure is much higher than the 65 pct identified past times Blue Cross on assessment of the horses as well as ponies taken inwards past times the charity during 2012 as well as is likewise far higher than pharmaceutical information that suggests equally few equally 45 pct are vaccinated.

“It is fantabulous that nearly all who completed the survey were likewise keeping their horse’s influenza vaccinations upwardly to date,” said Josh Slater, Professor of Equine Clinical Studies at The Royal Veterinary College, who is responsible for analysing the results.

“However, the lower estimates of influenza vaccination rates from other enquiry rest concerning. With a mobile virus similar flu, whatever Equus caballus tin last susceptible as well as herd immunity is vitally of import inwards companionship to preclude the lead a opportunity of serious outbreaks.”

Blue Cross didactics officeholder Gemma Taylor said: “The pregnant growth inwards participants as well as the consistency of results over the past times 3 years confirms the relevance of our run to the equestrian industry.

“We are specially excited past times the fact that colleges are straight off recognising the value of [the] data, non alone equally a guide to study topics exactly likewise equally of import beginning cloth for students.”

The annual survey, supported past times Zoetis UK, was launched inwards 2010. It is conducted equally an online snapshot survey of mutual wellness issues inwards horses, communicated direct past times Equus caballus owners themselves.

The results assist found benchmarks for equine wellness as well as illness inwards the U.K. as well as define priorities for time to come research, preparation as well as education.

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