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- Title
OCORRÊNCIA DE HEMORRAGIA PULMONAR INDUZIDA PELO EXERCÍCIO EM CAVALOS DE PÓLO NA CIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO/RJ.
- Authors
Pereira Otaka, Juliana Nabuco; Moreira Silva, Katia; Loredo Jorge, Maria Luisa Abreu; Paula Gonçalves, Carlos Alexandre; Yukio Otaka, Denis; Barroso Lessa, Daniel Augusto
- Abstract
Polo is one of the most ancient horse sports and was introduced in Brazil in the twenties. Respiratory diseases are considered the second main cause of poor performance, leading to significant economic losses in race horses. Exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) is one of these diseases and affects 40 to 90% of race horses, however there are few researches directed to polo horses. The matter is of great concern to the equine industry due to the financial implications that result from poor performance, loss of training days, the need of medication before the races and even withdrawal of the animals from competitions. The endoscopic examination using a score is the diagnostic method most frequently used to quantify hemorrhage intensity. The main objective of this project was to do a clinic-epidemiological study using respiratory endoscopy in polo horses to evaluate the occurrence of EIPH. Respiratory endoscopy was performed between 30 to 90 minutes after the competition. This research studied 44 polo horses from Itanhangá Golf Club, located at Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro and from Regimento de Cavalaria de Guardas Andrade Neves (RCGd/EB), located in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, were used. From the 44 polo horses studied, 34.09% (15 animals) showed some degree of EIPH at endoscopic examination. There was no statistically significant relation between the occurrence of EIPH and gender. There was also no statistically significant relation between tracheal secretion and EIPH. Therefore, it is concluded that EIPH occurs in polo horses and EIPH's intensity is lower compared to thoroughbred horses.
- Subjects
HEMORRHAGE; EXERCISE physiology; RESPIRATORY diseases; HORSE diseases; THOROUGHBRED horse; POLO
- Publication
Archives of Veterinary Science, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 2, p46
- ISSN
1517-784X
- Publication type
Article