Cole F L, Hodgson D R, Reid S W J, Mellor D J
University Veterinary Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney PMB 4, Narellan Delivery Centre, Narellan, New South Wales 2567.
Aust Vet J. 2005 Aug;83(8):490-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb13301.x.
To establish the prevalence of health disorders reported by horse owners registered with veterinary practices in Australia.
Mailed questionnaire-based study of horse owners in Australia conducted in 2001.
Data were obtained for 3901 horses belonging to 621 owners. The most prevalent health disorders were non-laminitic lameness (13.0%), skin disorders (6.1%) and behavioural disorders (4.5%). Prevalence of health disorders varied among different age, breed and sex categories within the study population, and disorders were more prevalent in male and older horses.
The most frequent disorders reported by owners were lameness, skin disorders and behavioural disorders. The disease profile was similar to that described in other owner reported studies conducted in the UK and USA.
确定在澳大利亚兽医诊所注册的马主所报告的健康问题的患病率。
2001年对澳大利亚马主进行的基于邮寄问卷的研究。
获取了621名马主的3901匹马的数据。最常见的健康问题是非蹄叶炎跛行（13.0%）、皮肤疾病（6.1%）和行为障碍（4.5%）。在研究人群中，不同年龄、品种和性别的马匹健康问题患病率有所不同，雄性马和老年马的疾病更为普遍。
马主报告的最常见疾病是跛行、皮肤疾病和行为障碍。疾病谱与在英国和美国进行的其他马主报告研究中所描述的相似。
