Epidemiology

Thu 23 February 2012

Exercise in Thoroughbred yearlings during sales preparation: A cohort study

C. F. BOLWELL, C. W. ROGERS, N. P. FRENCH, E. C. FIRTH Equine Veterinary Journal January 2012 44 1 20-24

Full paper:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00370.x/abstract

Descriptive epidemiology of joint injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses in training

S. R. REED, B. F. JACKSON, C. W. MC ILWRAITH, I. M. WRIGHT, R. PILSWORTH, S. KNAPP, J. L. N. WOOD, J. S. PRICE, K. L. P. VERHEYEN Equine Veterinary Journal January 2012 44 1 13-19

Full paper:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00352.x/abstract

Evaluation of catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses at three Midwestern racetracks

Andrea L. Beisser, BA; Scott McClure, DVM, PhD, DACVS; Chong Wang, PhD; Keith Soring, DVM; Rudy Garrison, DVM; Bryce Peckham, DVM Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association November 1, 2011 239 9 1236-1241

Equine hospital data as a source for study of prevalence and heritability of osteochondrosis and palmar/plantar osseous fragments of Swedish Warmblood horses

L. JÖNSSON, G. DALIN, A. EGENVALL, A. NÄSHOLM, L. ROEPSTORFF, J. PHILIPSSON Equine Veterinary Journal November 2011 43 6 695-700

Association between the purchase price of Thoroughbred yearlings and their performance during the 2- and 3-year-old racing seasons

MA Jackson, AL Vizard, GA Anderson, AF Clarke, RC Whitton Australian Veterinary Journal October 2011 89 10 388-393

Age at first start and racing career of a cohort of Australian Standardbred horses

PK Knight, PC Thomson Australian Veterinary Journal September 2011 89 9 325-330

Patterns of scintigraphic uptake in the fetlock joint of Thoroughbred racehorses and the effect of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the distal metacarpal/tarsal condyle on performance

G. D. TROPE, G. A. ANDERSON, R. C. WHITTON Equine Veterinary Journal September 2011 43 5 509-515

Patterns of scintigraphic uptake in the fetlock joint of Thoroughbred racehorses and the effect of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the distal metacarpal/tarsal condyle on performance

G. D. TROPE, G. A. ANDERSON, R. C. WHITTON Equine Veterinary Journal September 2011 43 5 509-515

Musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses: A study of three large training yards in Newmarket, UK (2005–2007)

Peter H.L. Ramzan, Lorraine Palmer The Veterinary Journal March 2011 187 3 325-329

Determination of the prevalence and severity of metacarpophalangeal joint osteoarthritis in Thoroughbred racehorses via quantitative macroscopic evaluation

Richelle H. Neundorf, MSc; Mark B. Lowerison, BSc; Antonio M. Cruz, DVM, MVM, MSc, DrMedVet; Jeff J. Thomason, PhD; Beverley J. McEwen, DVM, PhD; Mark B. Hurtig, DVM, MVSc American Journal of Veterinary Research November 2010 71 11 1284-1293