Race-Level Reporting of Incidents during Two Seasons (2015/16 to 2016/17) of Harness Racing in New Zealand.

Autor: Gibson MJ; School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand., Roca Fraga FJ; School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand., Bolwell CF; School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand., Gee EK; School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand., Rogers CW; School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI [Animals (Basel)] 2022 Feb 11; Vol. 12 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 11.
DOI: 10.3390/ani12040433
Abstrakt: The objective of this study was to describe the incident and non-incident reporting of harness racing in New Zealand, the primary injury and reporting outcomes, and to examine horse- and race-level variables associated with the odds of these outcomes. Retrospective stipendiary stewards' reports of race day events during the 2015/16 to 2016/17 racing seasons were examined. The number of incident and non-incident events and binomial exact 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated per 1000 horse starts. Most reports were for non-incidents and an examination was requested for poor performance (11.06 per 1000 starts (95% CI = 10.23-11.89). Races with more than eight participants were 1.9 (95% CI = 1.13-3.4) times more likely to have an incident than races with eight or less participants. The low incidence of significant injuries such as fractures (0.13 per 1000 starts (95% CI = 0.03-0.23) reflects the lower risk of injury in harness racing compared to Thoroughbred racing. The high incidence of poor performance reports highlights the steward's role in maintaining animal welfare to a high standard.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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