Factors Associated with Fatality in Ontario Thoroughbred Racehorses: 2003–2015
| Autor: | Amanda Avison, Peter Physick-Sheard, William Sears |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal injury
Veterinary medicine Population sudden death Logistic regression Sudden death Article SF600-1100 Field size Work Intensity Medicine risk factors social license education education.field_of_study training General Veterinary business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Workload medicine.disease sustainability racing industry QL1-991 work intensity Musculoskeletal injury equine welfare Animal Science and Zoology business Zoology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Animals Volume 11 Issue 10 Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI Animals, Vol 11, Iss 2950, p 2950 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ani11102950 |
| Popis: | Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission records equine racing fatalities through its Equine Health Program. The present study examined all Thoroughbred fatalities from 2003 to 2015, inclusive, to identify associations. Official records and details of fatalities were combined in multivariable logistic regression modelling of 236,386 race work-events (433 fatalities), and 459,013 workout work-events (252 fatalities). Fatality rates were 2.94/1000 race starts (all fatalities) and 1.96/1000 (breakdowns only) with an overall rate of 2.61% or 26.1 fatalities/1000 horses. Comparison with published reports reveals rates to be high. Musculoskeletal injury was the predominant complaint and there was a high incidence of horses dying suddenly. Liability was high for young horses early in the season with a differential according to sex and whether a male horse was gelded. Horses undertaking repeated workouts had a higher liability and liability was higher in workouts for horses switching from dirt/synthetic to turf racing and for young horses in sprints. Race distance was not significant but high fatality rates in some large field, distance races combined with effects of age and workload identified groups at particular risk. As field size increased, fatality liability increased for early-finishing horses. Findings suggest jockey strategy could be an important factor influencing fatalities. Probability of fatality declined over the study period. Findings indicate that rapid accumulation of workload in animals early in their preparation is likely to be damaging. Fatality fell toward the end of a season and for horses with a long career history of successful performance however, horses not exhibiting this robustness and staying power represent the population of greatest concern. Associations may be characterised as representing sources of stress, current or cumulative, and identifying at-risk animals on this basis may be as productive as targeting specific, discrete mechanisms suspected to contribute to individual fatalities. |
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