Phoenix Equine Group, Grey Abbey Road, Co, Kildare, Ireland.
Ir Vet J. 2010 Jan 1;63(1):37-43. doi: 10.1186/2046-0481-63-1-37.
A retrospective study was carried out to investigate the causes of disease and death in a population of foals in Ireland during their first 12 months post partum. Foaling and veterinary records from 343 foals on four farms born between January 1, 2004 and May 30, 2008 were reviewed. Among 343 foals, 22 did not survive to 12 months of age. Over the five-year period, the incidence of stillbirth was 1.5% (5/343), mortality 5% (17/338) and overall morbidity was 88.5% (299/338). Morbidity was calculated to include all new conditions brought to the attention of the attending veterinary surgeon, no matter how minor. Of foals born alive: congenital abnormalities were the most common cause of death (35.3% 6/17 foals) followed by musculoskeletal trauma (5/17, 29.4%). Of 711 separate incidents of disease, 46.5% (331/711) were due to an infectious process, 25% (178/711) due to non-infectious musculoskeletal issues; and 14.9% (106/711) related to non-infectious gastrointestinal problems. Respiratory infection was the single most common disease accounting for 27.8% (178/711) of all disease incidents in this population. Findings from this study provide information regarding the causes and incidence of death and disease in the young Irish Thoroughbred population.
本研究回顾性分析了爱尔兰首年产驹产后 12 个月内的疾病和死亡原因。对 2004 年 1 月 1 日至 2008 年 5 月 30 日期间在四家农场出生的 343 匹驹的产驹和兽医记录进行了分析。在 343 匹驹中，有 22 匹驹未存活至 12 月龄。在 5 年期间，死产发生率为 1.5%（5/343），死亡率为 5%（17/338），总发病率为 88.5%（299/338）。发病率被计算为包括所有新出现的情况，无论病情多么轻微，都需要兽医关注。在存活的驹中：先天性异常是最常见的死亡原因（35.3%，6/17 驹），其次是肌肉骨骼创伤（5/17，29.4%）。在 711 例疾病中，46.5%（331/711）是由感染过程引起的，25%（178/711）是由非传染性肌肉骨骼问题引起的，14.9%（106/711）与非传染性胃肠道问题有关。呼吸道感染是最常见的疾病，占该人群所有疾病的 27.8%（178/711）。本研究结果为爱尔兰纯血马幼驹的死亡和疾病原因及发生率提供了信息。
