to investigate the prevalence of cryptosporidium infection in horses, a total of 221 faecal specimenswere collected from 18 villages of urmia, northwestern iran. the samples were studied microscopically bymodified ziehl-neelsen staining. the cryptosporidial infection was found in the collected samples from 11 of18 villages. although the prevalence of the infection was 15.8%, none of the infecte...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between race horse breed and the frequency of limb injuries through the time of training and racing. The study population consisted of 4042 Thoroughbred and 2553 Arabian horses raced at Warsaw race Track, from 2000 to 2008. Among these horses, 94 Thoroughbreds and 32 Arabians had different limb injuries. Based on the achieved results, it is possi...

the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and type of ophthalmic diseases among horse populations in the suburbian riding clubs of tehran. ophthalmologic examinations were performed in 901 horses and ocular lesions were diagnosed in 40 (4.4%) animals. in the 54 eyes of these horses that had ocular defects, 103 ocular abnormalities were detected. of those horses affected, 65% showed ...

background: neospora caninum , an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, is recognized as a major cause of abortion in cattle, while limited information is presently available on the seropreva­lence of neospora antibodies in horses' worldwide .the aim of the present study was to de­termine serologic prevalence of neospora infection in horses in iran. methods: sera from 150 horses from mashh...

Cardiac arrhythmias, caused by disorders in the generation and transmission of cardiac impulses, is included among the heart disorders that cause inefficient blood circulation. The most commonly-used method for diagnosing this disorder is electrocardiography. In this study, we aimed to identify and diagnose different types of arrhythmia prevalent among the seemingly-healthy horses of Sanandaj C...

in this study, in vitro growth characteristics of fibroblasts of metacarpal region of horses and caspian miniature horses were evaluated. under general anesthesia and aseptic condition, a full thickness skin incision was created on the lateral aspect of mid-third of left metacarpal region of 4 mixed thoroughbred horses and 4 caspian miniature horses and 3 grams of subcutaneous tissue was harves...

this study aimed to investigate the relationship between race horse breed and the frequency of limb injuries through the time of training and racing. the study population consisted of 4042 thoroughbred and 2553 arabian horses raced at warsaw race track, from 2000 to 2008. among these horses, 94 thoroughbreds and 32 arabians had different limb injuries. based on the achieved results, it is possi...

Black Forest horses are typically chestnut colored with flaxen mane and tail. However, as their coat color can get very dark, they are sometimes also indicated as silver, a color depending on a black base color. To analyse if the silver allele is present in the Black Forest horse population, we genotyped 250 horses of this breed for formerly reported coat color mutations within MC1R and SILV. A...

the aims of the present study were to propose apolymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphismpcr-rflp genotyping method for the ay_376689:c.773c>t single nucleotide polymorphism snp of the equine prkag3 gene, related to muscle performance, as well as to characterize this snp and a second polymorphism, aawr_02017454:g.121684t>c of the spata1 gene, related to male fertility, i...