Cross-sectional study of gastric ulcers of the squamous mucosa in thoroughbred racehorses.

摘要: †California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Service, California 95616, 91024, USA. Summary Although gastric ulcers have been identified relatively frequently in racing Thoroughbreds, there no large scale studies to determine their effect on health and performance. Two hundred two Thoroughbred horses active race training were selected by the attending veterinarians for gastro-endoscopic examination. Images of stomach mucosa stored a digitised format subsequent evaluation. The number score severity determined. Gastric ulceration squamous was 82% horses. Seventy-three (39%) displayed clinical signs consistent with ulceration. Increasing Furr Murray Score associated poor hair coat (P = 0.03), colic increasing serum creatinine concentration 0.029). There associations between haematology biochemistry values (other than alkaline phosphatase concentration) Our study confirmed high incidence involved training. is potential, but rare, cause overt colic, may produce more subtle detrimental effects horse's condition. It concluded that diagnosis should be based an endoscopic examination stomach, although future are required elucidate further aetiology significance