| Autor: |
Mayhew IG; Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK., Donawick WJ, Green SL, Galligan DT, Stanley EK, Osborne J |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Equine veterinary journal [Equine Vet J] 1993 Sep; Vol. 25 (5), pp. 435-40. |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.2042-3306.1993.tb02986.x |
| Abstrakt: |
Over a period of 5 years on a central Kentucky Thoroughbred stud farm 132 foals were evaluated for the presence of cervical vertebral malformation (CVM). Lateral cervical vertebral radiographs were obtained on 70 standing foals. These radiographs were evaluated semi-quantitatively and scored numerically for the presence of stenosis of the vertebral canal, enlarged physeal growth plates, caudal extension of the dorsal border of the orifice of the vertebral canal, angular fixation, delayed ossification of bone and degenerative joint disease. From these scores a total CVM score was given for each set of radiographs. All foals were repeatedly examined for clinical signs of neurological disease. Foals with no clinical signs of CVM had maximal total CVM scores (mean +/- sd) of 5.7 +/- 2.8 and foals affected with CVM had maximal total CVM scores of 17.0 +/- 2.8. Determination of the total CVM score was non-invasive, inexpensive and a very accurate procedure for predicting and diagnosing the presence of CVM in Thoroughbred foals up to 1 year of age. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text