Kranenburg Lieuwke C, van der Poel Simone Henriëtte, Warmelink Tim Sebastiaan, van Doorn David Anthonie, van den Boom Robin
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 112, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Animals (Basel). 2023 Apr 28;13(9):1498. doi: 10.3390/ani13091498.
Equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD) is common in horses and poses a serious welfare problem. Several risk factors have been identified and ESGD is routinely treated with omeprazole. Fourteen mares, previously used as embryo recipients and diagnosed with ESGD, were selected. Horses were confined to individual stalls, exercised once daily, and fed ad libitum hay, 1 kg of a low starch compound complementary feed and a mineral supplement. Half of the horses received a compound containing hydrolysed collagen (supplement) and the other half did not (control). At the start of the study, ESGD scores were 3.57 and 3.36 for the supplement and control group, respectively. After 4 weeks, the ESGD grades were significantly reduced in both groups (1.89 and 1.43, respectively, < 0.01), and healing (ESGD < 2) occurred in 7 out of 14 horses. No treatment effect was observed ( = 0.75), and it was concluded that the change in husbandry overshadowed any potential effect of the compound. Severe ESGD can improve, and even heal, with the provision of a diet of ad libitum forage and a small amount of a compound complementary feed, without the use of omeprazole. A predictable daily routine, with a limited number of dedicated caretakers, may have contributed to the improvement of gastric health.
马属动物鳞状胃疾病（ESGD）在马匹中很常见，并且构成了严重的福利问题。已经确定了几个风险因素，ESGD通常用奥美拉唑治疗。选择了14匹曾用作胚胎受体且被诊断患有ESGD的母马。马匹被关在单独的马厩中，每天运动一次，并随意喂食干草、1千克低淀粉复合补充饲料和矿物质补充剂。一半的马匹接受含有水解胶原蛋白的化合物（补充剂），另一半不接受（对照组）。在研究开始时，补充剂组和对照组的ESGD评分分别为3.57和3.36。4周后，两组的ESGD等级均显著降低（分别为1.89和1.43，<0.01），14匹马中有7匹出现愈合（ESGD<2）。未观察到治疗效果（=0.75），得出结论认为饲养方式的改变掩盖了该化合物的任何潜在效果。通过提供随意采食的草料和少量复合补充饲料的饮食，不使用奥美拉唑，严重的ESGD也可以改善甚至愈合。有限数量的专门护理人员进行可预测的日常护理，可能有助于改善胃部健康状况。
