Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT) and Serum Agglutination test (SAT) were used to monitor the seroprevalence of brucellosis in horses in and around Faisalabad, Pakistan. Sera were screened by RBPT and positive or doubtful sera were further processed by SAT for confirmation. The overall seroprevalence of brucellosis in horses was 20.7 and 17.7% by RBPT and SAT, respectively. Source wise seroprevalen...

The Arabian Horse is one of the most valued breeds in an international and historical context and has been involved in the formation of many other horse breeds. Since 2005, the Spanish Arabian Horse Breeder Association (AECCA) has developed a breeding program aimed at improving both conformation traits and endurance performance. While this selection depends on individual breeders, a population ...

Encouraging horses to do tasks willingly during training relating their welfare is important. Horses are trained for desensitization using de-spooking tracks. In this study, the efficacy of clicker method obstacles and novel objects investigated. Fourteen Arabian participated in study. Their success completing tasks, as well heart rate behaviour were examined. The average achievement hanging po...

REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY Studies on the prevalence and predisposing factors of bite and kick injuries in horses have not been reported in a population-based data sample. OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of bite and kick injuries in horses and associated risk factors in a representative sample of horses in Switzerland. METHODS A questionnaire on the incidence of disease and injury...

This study aimed to determine the phylogenetic and bottleneck analyses of Turkish Thoroughbred Arabian horse populations. In study, genotyping was performed using a total 17 microsatellite markers in samples taken from 959 813 horses. The average effective allele number horses 3.338 alleles 7.412 Thorougbred Genetic distance genetic identity between breeds 0.411 0.663, respectively. Also each p...

BACKGROUND Serum amyloid A (SAA) is the major acute phase protein in horses. Its concentration increases in various pathologies but also in response to prolonged, strenuous effort. The purpose of this study was to establish whether routine race and endurance training produces changes in the SAA level in Arabian horses. Additionally, the differences between SAA response in experienced endurance ...

Introduction Inflammatory airway disease (IAD) affects 25% to 30% of horses in training. These animals also frequently have upper airway inflammation that may predispose them to dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP). The etiology of this airway inflammation remains obscure, but exposure to organic dusts may play a major role. Organic dusts originate from hay and bedding, and stabled hor...

Gasterophilosis is a myiasis related with gastric ulcers in equids and even colics. A serological survey to assess the presence of IgG antibodies against Gasterophilus spp. in horses from an oceanic climate area was conducted. A total of 672 blood samples were analyzed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and excretory/secretory antigens from G. intestinalis second-instar larvae. Res...