tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa học: "Characteristics of equine summer eczema with emphasis on differences between Finnhorses and Icelandic horses in a 11-year study"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về bệnh học thý y được đăng trên tạp chí Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về bệnh thú y đề tài: Characteristics of equine summer eczema with emphasis on differences between Finnhorses and Icelandic horses in a 11-year study. | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica BioMed Central Open Access Characteristics of equine summer eczema with emphasis on differences between Finnhorses and Icelandic horses in a ll-year study Raija E Hallamaa Address Veterinary Clinic Pisteenkaari 4 03100 Nummela Finland Email Raija E Hallamaa - Published 14 July 2009 Received 14 February 2009 Acta Veterinaria Scandinavian 2009 51 29 doi 1751-0147-51 -29 Accepted 14 July 2009 This article is available from http content 51 1 29 2009 Hallamaa licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Summer eczema allergic dermatitis of the horse was studied on 275 affected horses in Finland in 1997-2007. Features of the horses clinical signs of the disease and owners opinions of aggravating factors were recorded. Differences especially between two of the native Scandinavian horse breeds the Finnhorse and the Icelandic horse were evaluated. The study was based on clinical examination and information from the owners. Of the horses 50 were Finnhorses 26 Icelandic horses and 24 consisted of different breeds of ponies and other horses. Of the Finnhorses 76 had summer eczema by the age of 5 years but in the Icelandic horses born in Finland the average age at onset was 7 years. The vast majority of the horses 75 had moderate clinical signs while 16 showed severe and 9 mild. The severity of clinical signs did not depend on the duration of the disease nor was it related to the age at onset. The only linkage to severity was the breed of the horse or import from Iceland New Forest ponies and imported Icelandic horses showed severe clinical signs significantly more often than Finnhorses. Of the owners 38 regarded insects as the only .