Pechette Markley Arielle, Shoben Abigail B, Kieves Nina R
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Red Sage Integrative Veterinary Partners, Fort Collins, CO 80524, USA.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Jul 16;14(14):2081. doi: 10.3390/ani14142081.
Border Collies are the most common breed in agility and their reported injury rate is much higher than that of other breeds. We aimed to identify demographic, training, and competition variables associated with the injury risk for this breed. We hypothesized that higher jump heights and competition at national/international levels would increase the injury risk. Data were collected from an internet-based survey. A logistic regression model was built using backward selection. There were 934 Border Collies in the sample, with 488 reporting an injury. The jump height relative to the shoulder height was associated with injury, with dogs jumping noticeably above or below shoulder height more likely to report a history of injury. Other identified risk factors included the number of weekends spent competing/year, the number of competitions at the national level, the age when starting elbow height jumps and backside jumps, the acquisition of the dog from a breeder, and the age of the handler. Factors associated with prolonged injury (>3-month duration) were the age when starting elbow height jumps and having a veterinary assistant as a handler. Border Collies jumping above shoulder height had an increased risk of injury. However, those jumping below shoulder height were also at a higher risk, which could have been due to reverse causality. Similarly, the observed associations regarding differences based on the number of trial weekends/year may have been impacted by reverse causality as well. The increased risk of injury with elbow height jump training at <10 months of age may indicate that the repetitive impact of jump training prior to skeletal maturity negatively influences musculoskeletal development. These data provide valuable information for further prospective studies.
边境牧羊犬是敏捷运动中最常见的犬种，据报道它们的受伤率远高于其他犬种。我们旨在确定与该犬种受伤风险相关的人口统计学、训练和比赛变量。我们假设更高的跳跃高度以及在国家/国际层面的比赛会增加受伤风险。数据通过基于互联网的调查收集。使用向后选择法建立了逻辑回归模型。样本中有934只边境牧羊犬，其中488只报告有受伤情况。相对于肩高的跳跃高度与受伤有关，跳跃高度明显高于或低于肩高的犬更有可能报告有受伤史。其他确定的风险因素包括每年用于比赛的周末数量、国家级比赛的次数、开始进行肘部高度跳跃和后肢跳跃的年龄、从繁殖者处购得犬只以及主人的年龄。与长期受伤（持续时间>3个月）相关的因素是开始进行肘部高度跳跃的年龄以及主人是兽医助理。跳跃高度高于肩高的边境牧羊犬受伤风险增加。然而，那些跳跃高度低于肩高的犬也有较高风险，这可能是由于反向因果关系。同样，观察到的基于每年比赛周末数量差异的关联也可能受到反向因果关系的影响。在10个月龄之前进行肘部高度跳跃训练导致受伤风险增加，这可能表明在骨骼成熟之前跳跃训练的反复冲击会对肌肉骨骼发育产生负面影响。这些数据为进一步的前瞻性研究提供了有价值的信息。
