Prevalence of stereotypies in thoroughbred race horses at Club Hípico Concepción, Chile / Prevalencia de estereotipias en caballos fina sangre de carrera del Club Hípico Concepción, Chile
Rev. MVZ Córdoba
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19(3): 4259-4268, Sept.-Dec. 2014. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS, COLNAL
| ID: lil-730961
ABSTRACT
Objective. To determine the prevalence of classic stereotypies in Thoroughbred racehorses at the Club Hípico Concepción (CHC) in Chile and its association with sex and age. Materials and methods. The entire population of resident horses at the CHC was studied (n=341). Each horse trainer (n=23) was asked for the name, sex and age of the horses under his/her supervision. After that, all the animals were continuously observed inside their stalls for 8 hours by only one person, to record the absence or presence of classic stereotypies (cribbing, weaving, stall-walking). To analyze the data, the animals were divided by sex into 3 groups stallions, geldings and mares. According to age, they were divided into 2 groups < 5 years old and 5 years old or more. Descriptive statistics were used and association was tested using the chi square test using p≤0.05. Results. 13.2% of all CHC's horses displayed stereotypies cribbing (4.99%), weaving (2.93%) and stall-walking (5.28%). No association was found between the presence of stereotypies and sex or age. Conclusions. Thoroughbred race horses at the CHC showed a high prevalence of classic stereotypies, especially stall-walking.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Estereotipado
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. MVZ Córdoba
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Veterinária
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Concepción/CL
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