1. Medical problems of adult horses, as ranked by equine practitioners.
- Author
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Traub-Dargatz JL, Salman MD, and Voss JL
- Subjects
- Animals, Colic epidemiology, Colic veterinary, Dermatitis epidemiology, Dermatitis veterinary, Endometritis epidemiology, Endometritis veterinary, Female, Hemorrhage epidemiology, Hemorrhage veterinary, Horses, Lung Diseases epidemiology, Lung Diseases veterinary, Lung Diseases, Obstructive epidemiology, Lung Diseases, Obstructive veterinary, Parasitic Diseases epidemiology, Parasitic Diseases, Animal, Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology, Respiratory Tract Infections veterinary, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tooth Diseases epidemiology, Tooth Diseases veterinary, United States epidemiology, Virus Diseases epidemiology, Virus Diseases veterinary, Horse Diseases epidemiology
- Abstract
This paper reports the results of a survey conducted among members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, concerning medical problems of adult horses. A one-page questionnaire listing 36 medical problems grouped by body system was completed by 1,149 veterinarians. The top-ranked disease was colic, followed by viral respiratory tract disease, endometritis, dermatitis, and parasitism. When responses were evaluated by type of practice, location of practice, and number of veterinarians in the practice, ranking of the top 2 diseases was the same for the total respondents. Ranking of diseases 3 through 5 varied when these criteria were taken into consideration.
- Published
- 1991