Associations between Medical Disorders and Racing Outcomes in Poorly Performing Standardbred Trotter Racehorses: A Retrospective Study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
Associations between Medical Disorders and Racing Outcomes in Poorly Performing Standardbred Trotter Racehorses: A Retrospective Study / C.M. LO FEUDO, L. Stucchi, G. Stancari, B. Conturba, C. Bozzola, E. Zucca, F. Ferrucci. - In: ANIMALS. - ISSN 2076-2615. - 13:16(2023 Aug 09), pp. 2569.1-2569.17. [10.3390/ani13162569]
Abstract:
Poor performance in racehorses is commonly associated with subclinical diseases. This
study aims to evaluate the associations between medical disorders and racing results in Standardbred
trotters. The clinical records of 248 poorly performing Standardbreds were retrospectively reviewed,
and their racing results were extracted from an online database, concerning the periods 3 months
before and 6 months after hospitalization and the entire lifetime. Generalized linear models were used
to evaluate the effects of different disorders on racing outcomes. Airway neutrophilia was associated
with limiting lifetime starts and wins pre- and post-hospitalization, while mastocytosis was associated
with less wins in the post-hospitalization period. Therefore, lower airway inflammation showed
both short- and long-term impacts on racing performance. Severe upper airway obstructions and
gastric ulcers showed associations with less placings in the post-discharge period but no long-term
influence on performance. The significance of exertional rhabdomyolysis was indeterminable, yet
interference with the number of starts in the post-discharge period was reported and associated with
lower total career earnings. Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and cardiac arrhythmias were
not associated with worse racing outcomes: therefore, their role in poor performance remains unclear.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
equine sports medicine; equine exercise physiology; poor performance; racehorses; Standardbred; trot racing; equine asthma; exertional rhabdomyolysis
Elenco autori:
C.M. LO FEUDO, L. Stucchi, G. Stancari, B. Conturba, C. Bozzola, E. Zucca, F. Ferrucci
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