Evaluation of body condition score in horses by ultrasonography

Gobesso, Alexandre Augusto de Oliveira; Françoso, R.; Toledo, Renata Alves de; Centini, T. N.; Gonzaga, Iaçanã Valente Ferreira; Gil, Paulo César Nunes; Baldi, Fernando

doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-755-4_55

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“…Westervelt [12] described the use of ultrasonic measurements of rump-fat thickness to predict total body fat in ponies and horses. Authors have reported high correlation between tail-fat thickness with body condition score in Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses and Arabians [18], while the fat tissue depth over the rump was best correlated with adiposity in Portuguese horses [19]. Ultrasonography has also been used to predict adiposity in donkeys [20].…”

Section: Adiposity In Horsesmentioning

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Impacts of Adiposity on Exercise Performance in Horses

Pratt-Phillips

Munjizun

2023

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There is ample research describing the increased risk of health concerns associated with equine obesity, including insulin dysregulation and laminitis. For athletes, the negative effect of weight carriage is well documented in racing thoroughbreds (i.e., handicapping with weight) and rider weight has been shown to impact the workload of ridden horses and to some degree their gait and movement. In many groups of competitive and athletic horses and ponies, obesity is still relatively common. Therefore, these animals not only are at risk of metabolic disease, but also must perform at a higher workload due to the weight of their adipose tissue. Excess body weight has been documented to affect gait quality, cause heat stress and is expected to hasten the incidence of arthritis development. Meanwhile, many equine event judges appear to favor the look of adiposity in competitive animals. This potentially rewards horses and ponies that are at higher risk of disease and reinforces the owner’s decisions to keep their animals fat. This is a welfare concern for these animals and is of grave concern for the equine industry.

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Impacts of Adiposity on Exercise Performance in Horses

Pratt-Phillips

Munjizun

2023

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“…Body measurements assessed using a hypometer and a tape measure were as follows: (1) Thoracic girth, drawn along the line of the spinous apophysis of the 7 th -8 th thoracic vertebra to the corresponding inferior sternal region at the level of the olecranon tuberosity; (Gobesso, Martins, Gil, Françoso, & Gonzaga., 2014): (1) Thickness of the fat layer in a cross-sectional cut of the longissimus dorsi muscle (FTL), between the 17 th and 18 th rib bilaterally; (2) Thickness of the fat layer at the tail insertion region (FTT), monitored at 5 cm lateral to the axis of the spine and 7 cm cranial to the base of the tail, on both sides (right and left); (3) Thickness of the fat layer on the superficial gluteus (FTG) at the midpoint of the imaginary line between the tip of the ileum and the ischium bilaterally, approximately 10 cm from the dorsal process of the spine; (4) Thickness of the superficial gluteal muscle (TMG) at the midpoint of the imaginary line between the tip of the ileum and the ischium bilaterally, approximately 10 cm from the dorsal process of the spine.…”

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Supplement inclusion on post-weaning foals’ (Mangalarga Marchador) diet with a protein supplement based on whey protein, glutamine, and lysine

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Semina: Ciênc. Agrár.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the partial replacement effect on body measurements (body mass, muscle thickness, and fat thickness) of the concentrated fraction of foals’ diet with a protein supplement containing whey protein, glutamine, and lysine during the post-weaning period. Eighteen Mangalarga Marchador foals were randomly divided into two groups in the post-weaning phase, with nine animals each in the control group (CG) and the group receiving protein supplementation (WG). Based on 4% of their body weight (BW), the CG animals received a diet with roughage to concentrate in a ratio of 50:50, which composed of Cynodon sp. hay and a 15% crude protein (CP) commercial horse ration. The WG diet consisted of the same amount of hay used for the CG diet, half the amount of concentrate used in the CG diet, and 102 g of a protein supplement containing whey protein, glutamine, and lysine. During the experiment, five evaluations were performed, starting on the day of weaning (day 0), followed by evaluations conducted at 7, 14, 28, and 42 days after weaning. Body measurements, body mass, and thickness of the fat and muscle layers were assessed at each time point. The substitution of a portion of the commercial diet with protein supplement containing whey protein, glutamine, and lysine did not cause changes in the weight gain or linear measurements of Mangalarga Marchador foals during the post-weaning period; however, the change in diet increased muscle thickness and decreased fat thickness when compared to animals in the control group.

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Evaluation of body condition score in horses by ultrasonography

Cited by 2 publications

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Impacts of Adiposity on Exercise Performance in Horses

Impacts of Adiposity on Exercise Performance in Horses

Supplement inclusion on post-weaning foals’ (Mangalarga Marchador) diet with a protein supplement based on whey protein, glutamine, and lysine

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