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Assessment of horse owners’ ability to recognise equine laminitis: A cross‐sectional study of 93 veterinary diagnosed cases in Great Britain

Assessment of horse owners’ ability to recognise equine laminitis: A cross‐sectional study of 93... IntroductionEquine laminitis is a complex, multifactorial disease for which further epidemiological investigations have been identified as key to reducing its welfare impact . However, systematic reviews of studies addressing the frequency of, and risk factors for, equine laminitis identified a paucity of high‐standard studies from which to extrapolate data to the general horse population . The most recent epidemiological investigation in Great Britain used a cohort with nested case–control study design, based within veterinary practices, such that cases were identified on the basis of a veterinary diagnosis of equine laminitis . Whilst data from first‐opinion veterinary practices have also been used successfully to collect prospective data for other diseases , it is recognised that these may underestimate the true incidence of disease . This may be particularly true for equine laminitis due to the chronic and recurrent nature of the disease, which potentially leads to owner recognition and treatment without veterinary intervention. As horse owners are likely to be the first to witness deviations from normality in their animal's health, disease estimates including data derived directly from owners, in conjunction with veterinary diagnoses, may prove to be more accurate and representative of the burden of laminitis to the horse‐owning http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Equine Veterinary Journal Wiley

Assessment of horse owners’ ability to recognise equine laminitis: A cross‐sectional study of 93 veterinary diagnosed cases in Great Britain

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Wiley
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© 2017 EVJ Ltd
ISSN
0425-1644
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2042-3306
DOI
10.1111/evj.12704
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28543943
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Abstract

IntroductionEquine laminitis is a complex, multifactorial disease for which further epidemiological investigations have been identified as key to reducing its welfare impact . However, systematic reviews of studies addressing the frequency of, and risk factors for, equine laminitis identified a paucity of high‐standard studies from which to extrapolate data to the general horse population . The most recent epidemiological investigation in Great Britain used a cohort with nested case–control study design, based within veterinary practices, such that cases were identified on the basis of a veterinary diagnosis of equine laminitis . Whilst data from first‐opinion veterinary practices have also been used successfully to collect prospective data for other diseases , it is recognised that these may underestimate the true incidence of disease . This may be particularly true for equine laminitis due to the chronic and recurrent nature of the disease, which potentially leads to owner recognition and treatment without veterinary intervention. As horse owners are likely to be the first to witness deviations from normality in their animal's health, disease estimates including data derived directly from owners, in conjunction with veterinary diagnoses, may prove to be more accurate and representative of the burden of laminitis to the horse‐owning

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Equine Veterinary Journal – Wiley

Published: Nov 1, 2017

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