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{"title":"[Mandibular fractures in cattle - a review of 108 cases].","authors":"I Zimmermann,&nbsp;M Hässig,&nbsp;K Nuss","doi":"10.17236/sat00364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00364","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Mandibular fractures are among the most common fractures in cattle. The medical records of 108 cattle with a mandibular fracture, that were referred to the University of Zurich Veterinary Hospital from 2005 to 2019, were analysed to document the types of treatment, complications and long-term outcomes. Cattle, still alive at the time of retrospective analysis, underwent clinical and radiographic examinations. A fall was the single most common cause of a mandibular fracture (48,1 %), and a third of all cattle had a concomitant disease at the time of referral. Seventy-five cattle (69,4 %) had a single fracture, 26 (24,1 %) had two fractures and seven (6,5 %) had three fractures of the mandible. The molar part of the mandibular body was most commonly (40,7 %) fractured followed by the diastema (23,6 %), the pars incisiva (13,4 %), the ramus (12,1 %) and the symphysis (10,2 %) of the mandible. The majority of cattle (84/108, 77,8 %) had open fractures. Treatment was instituted in 63/108 animals (58,3 %) with 77/148 fractures. Of these fractures, 28 were treated with plate osteosynthesis, 25 with an external fixator, 8 with cerclage wire, 7 using mixed techniques, 4 with fragment excision, 4 underwent conservative treatment and one a mucosal suture. In total, 45/108 animals (41,7 %) were culled because of multiple fractures, concomitant diseases and because of economic reasons. Complications occurred in 34 (54,0 %) treated cattle; 22 had abnormal wound healing of which 18 developed osteomyelitis complicated by a sequestrum (14). Of the treated 63 cattle, 56 (88,9 %) were discharged. The mean postoperative productive life was 46 ± 29,2 months for animals that were deceased at the time of the study. Thirteen of the cattle with a sequestrum remained in the herd for 15 to 92 months (mean, 47 months) and one for 2 months. The life expectancy after treatment did not differ significantly from that of the Brown Swiss and Swiss Holstein dairy cattle populations, where the cattle of this study mainly came from. Eleven cattle were available for long-term follow-up; all had a good general health status but nine had dental abnormalities including missing teeth, steps or enamel points, which did not noticeably affect the body condition of the animals. Surgical treatment of selected mandibular fractures had a favourable prognosis (52/63 healed, 82,5 %) in cattle.</p>","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"164 9","pages":"609-622"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40336205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and whole genome-based phylogenetic, virulence and antibiotic -resistance characteristics of nasal -Staphylococcus aureus in healthy Swiss horses.","authors":"J I Hurni,&nbsp;S Kaiser-Thom,&nbsp;V Gerber,&nbsp;J E Keller,&nbsp;A Collaud,&nbsp;J Fernandez,&nbsp;S Schwendener,&nbsp;V Perreten","doi":"10.17236/sat00360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00360","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A total of 100 nasal swabs were collected from healthy horses in Switzerland between January 2020 and August 2020. The samples were taken from horses at 40 different stables in 12 different cantons and screened for both methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) using selective agar plates. S. aureus were tested for antibiotic susceptibility by measurement of the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and for virulence factors, antibiotic resistance genes and phylogenetic characteristics using whole genome sequence analysis. Ten horses were found to be positive (10 %, CI: 95 %, 0,0552 - 0,1744) for S. aureus, and four of them harboured MRSA (4 %, CI: 95 %, CI: 1,5 % - 9 %). The MRSA were detected in horses from three different stables in the same region of one canton and MSSA were detected in horses from five different cantons. All the MRSA isolates were genetically related (ST398-t011-IVa), while the MSSA were diverse (ST1-t127/t398/t1508, ST816-t1294, ST133-t1403, ST30-t012). MRSA showed resistance to penicillin (blaZ), cefoxitin (mecA), trimethoprim (dfrK), gentamicin, kanamycin (aac(6')-Ie - aph(2'')-Ia), and tetracycline (tet(M)). MSSA were resistant to either none or one of the antibiotics tested like penicillin (blaZ) and erythromycin (erm(T)). Virulence genes were more abundant in MSSA than in MRSA. This study provides first insight into the prevalence and type of S. aureus in healthy Swiss horses and reveals a source of strains, which may cause infections in both horses and humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"164 7","pages":"499-512"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40473380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Intramammary use of antibiotics in dairy farms in the canton of Ticino before, during and after Staphylococcus aureus genotype B elimination].","authors":"M Vaccani,&nbsp;L Sesso,&nbsp;J Pont,&nbsp;G Schüpbach-Regula,&nbsp;M Bodmer","doi":"10.17236/sat00361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00361","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of the study was to evaluate the use of intramammary antibiotics before, during and after the elimination of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B (SAGTB). Data on intramammary antibiotic use was collected in 65 dairy farms as part of a pilot project for SAGTB elimination in the canton of Ticino from 2017 to 2019. The investigated farms were divided into 46 affected farms (with at least one SAGTB-positive animal) and 19 control farms (SAGTB-free farms). Data on antibiotic use were requested from veterinarians and treatment incidence, as a measure of antibiotic use, was calculated based on medical records and veterinary prescriptions. In addition, the treatment incidence was calculated for 47 farms during alpine farming period. In 2018 (elimination year), the mean incidence of treatment during lactation in the SAGTB-positive farms was significantly higher than in the control farms (p=0,003). In 2019 no significantly lower antibiotic use during lactation or dry period was detected between 2017 (before elimination) and 2019 (after elimination). Alpine farming places where only S. aureus genotype B-negative animals had access to had a significantly lower antibiotic use during lactation (p=0,004). The new federal database (Antibiotics Information System in Veterinary Medicine, IS ABV) should allow continuous monitoring and to confirm the reduction of antibiotic use in the coming years.</p>","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"164 7","pages":"513-524"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40473381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Outcome of selective mating in the Entlebucher Mountain Dog for reduction of ureteral ectopia].","authors":"F Merz,&nbsp;M Gallana,&nbsp;S Hartnack,&nbsp;F Del Chicca,&nbsp;G Dolf,&nbsp;S Hungerbühler,&nbsp;K M Hittmair,&nbsp;R Dorsch,&nbsp;M Zaal,&nbsp;M Vink-Nooteboom,&nbsp;A Hartmann,&nbsp;A Pieńkowska-Schelling,&nbsp;C Schelling,&nbsp;I M Reichler","doi":"10.17236/sat00363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Entlebucher Mountain Dog is predisposed to ureteral ectopia and associated diseases of the urinary tract as well as the kidneys, which can have severe to lethal consequences. Due to the clustered occurrence of clinical signs in 11 % of Entlebucher Mountain dogs in the absence of a genetic test for ureteral ectopia, screening was introduced in 2008 to allow phenotype-based breeding selection. The ureteral orifices of the dogs are visualized by ultrasound and existing urinary retention or urinary incontinence is documented. The diagnostic findings were evaluated centrally with assignment to one of five phenotypes depending on the localization of the ureteral orifices and the renal and ureteral shape. Breeding approval and mating restrictions are the responsibility of the respective breeding associations and predominantly Entlebucher Mountain Dogs with extravesical ectopic ureters and/or clinical signs were excluded from breeding. The effect of phenotype-based selective mating on the incidence of ureteral ectopia and its clinical signs, as well as possible factors influencing the expression of the phenotype, were determined in the birth cohorts after the introduction of screening. Analysis of the data set of 1456 phenotyped Entlebucher Mountain Dogs showed, that at 11 % versus 5 %, males were more frequently assigned to the extravesical phenotype than females. The effect of phenotype-based breeding selection was examined in a subpopulation consisting of phenotyped parents and their offspring (n = 876). The prevalence of the extravesical phenotype decreased from 24 % in the 2005 to 2007 birth cohorts to 1,4 % in the 2015 to 2017 birth cohorts. Since 2015 almost no Entlebucher Mountain Dogs with incontinence, hydroureter or hydronephrosis have been recorded. It was feared that the additional selection measures to control ureteral ectopia in the small Entlebucher Mountain Dog population would intensify the inbreeding increase. However, this has so far remained absent. Therefore, as long as no genetic test is available, it is recommended to continue phenotype-based breeding selection with exclusion of dogs with extravesical ureteral ectopia and/or hydroureter/hydronephrosis/urinary incontinence, while keeping an eye on the development of the inbreeding coefficient.</p>","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"164 7","pages":"535-546"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40474664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prognostic factors in dogs with common causes of proteinuria.","authors":"F Baumgartner,&nbsp;F S Boretti,&nbsp;B Gerber","doi":"10.17236/sat00362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Little is known about the prognostic value of increased urine protein to creatinine ratios (UPC) comparing different underlying diseases in dogs. Therefore, between 2014 and 2015, dogs with a UPC of 2,0 or higher measured were retrospectively analysed at least once. They were divided into groups of the most common underlying diseases, namely primary glomerulopathy, Cushing's disease, leishmaniasis and in a group of different diseases. Possible prognostic factors, like UPC at time of diagnosis, creatinine, urine specific gravity, albumin and haematocrit, were assessed. Eighty-nine dogs with severe proteinuria were included in the study. Median time of survival was 42 days. UPC and time of survival did not differ significantly between the groups. Among the dogs with primary glomerulopathy, identified significant risk factors for death included increased UPC (p=0,03), increased creatinine (p.</p>","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"164 7","pages":"525-533"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40473382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-blinded treatment of aural -hematoma with oral prednisolone as a monotherapy in privately-owned dogs.","authors":"S. Rüfenacht, S. Schellenberg, S. Borio, A. Summerfield, M. Ricklin","doi":"10.17236/sat00358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00358","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION\u0000Aural hematoma is the most common injury of the pinna in dogs. Treatment options are various. More recently, medical therapy has been more commonly pursued than surgical options. Therefore, our hypothesis was that monotherapy with oral prednisolone for one month is sufficient to successfully treat dogs diagnosed with aural hematoma. In this open prospective experimental study without control group, clinicians treated 24 privately-owned dogs suffering from aural hematoma with oral prednisolone at 1 mg / kg / day for 14 days, followed by 0,5 mg / kg / day for another 14 days. In case of strong side effects, the dose reduction was already initiated after 7 days of treatment. The success was assessed subjectively after 14 days by the owner and after 28 days by a clinician or specialist. In addition, before and after treatment the thickness of the swelling was measured. In 21 of 24 dogs, oral prednisolone treatment for 28 days lead to a subjective clinical improvement of at least 80 %. The ear thickness was reduced by at least 50 %. This study showed that treating dogs suffering from aural hematoma for four weeks with oral prednisolone used as a monotherapy leads to promising results and could be considered as an economical, non-invasive and safe treatment alternative for aural hematoma in dogs.","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"98 1","pages":"447-455"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76549096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of early administration of tranexamic acid on ongoing haemorrhage in dogs with non-surgically treated haemoabdomen.","authors":"N. Sigrist, L. Langenegger, R. Jud Schefer, K. Kluge, A. Kutter","doi":"10.17236/sat00357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00357","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION\u0000Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic drug used for the prophylaxis and treatment of haemorrhage of various origin. This retrospective study investigated the effect of TXA on ongoing bleeding in dogs with nonsurgically treated haemoabdomen. The study population consisted of 48 dogs treated in the period 2009-2020 at the Small Animal Clinic of the Vetsuisse Faculty of Zurich. Twenty-eight of 48 dogs were treated with 20 mg/kg TXA IV within 3h of diagnosis of haemoabdomen. Dogs treated with and without TXA were monitored over 48 hours for signs of ongoing haemorrhage. Ongoing haemorrhage was defined as an increase in abdominal fluid accumulation, a decrease in haematocrit of >5% over time or need for surgical exploration after at least 12 hours of medical treatment. Transfusion requirements, cumulative amount of fluid therapy, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, systolic and mean arterial pressure, estimate of abdominal fluid identified by FAST analysis, venous haematocrit, abdominal haematocrit, serum albumin, serum lactate and thrombocyte count were extracted from patient records at 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after diagnosis of haemoabdomen. Groups were comparable at presentation, however dogs of the TXA group showed a significantly lower abdominal haematocrit at presentation (37 vs 45%, P=0,034) and a higher fluid accumulation (P=0,019), both persisting over time. None of the outcome parameters for ongoing haemorrhage was significantly different between groups. Transfusion requirement was low and similar in both groups. Of interest, none of the 16 dogs undergoing thromboelastometry showed hyperfibrinolysis at presentation. We conclude that other mechanisms than antifibrinolytic therapy was responsible for cessation of bleeding in the majority of patients.","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"43 1","pages":"437-446"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75946293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Agonistic behaviour of dairy goats and sheep during feeding - A pilot study on Swiss farms with mixed rations.","authors":"R. Berthel, L. Purtschert, M. Braillard, D. Wiederkehr, A. Scheurer, N. Keil","doi":"10.17236/sat00359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00359","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION\u0000Feeding mixed rations is a widely used practice for cattle to ensure the intake of a balanced diet and to reduce competition for food. It is unknown, whether mixed rations have the same advantages for small ruminants because they differ from cattle in their feeding and social behaviour. In this observational pilot study, an array of feeding and social behaviour of dairy goats and sheep fed ad libitum with mixed rations on Swiss farms was investigated. Twelve dairy goat and 12 dairy sheep farms feeding mixed rations were visited once during the winter feeding period. Data on the feeding management, feeding place design and the composition of the mixed rations were collected. The number of animals feeding simultaneously and the number and type of agonistic interactions during feeding were assessed by direct observations for 6 hours after the morning feed-distribution. The feeding management and the composition of the mixed rations were very heterogeneous among farms. The feed rations were mostly well balanced in relation to energy and protein and covered the requirements for the daily production of about 2,5 kg of milk. In terms of feeding simultaneously, sheep were more synchronous than goats. The mean number of agonistic interactions per feeding place within 6 hours were 3,8 in goats and 1,8 in sheep; thus, the probability to observe agonistic behaviour is higher in goats than in sheep. Goats and sheep also differed in the frequency of types of agonistic interactions. Overall, the occurrence of agonistic interactions between animals during feeding decreased with higher numbers of feeding places per animal and longer periods of time since the feed distribution. To conclude, when feeding mixed rations, agonistic interactions related to feeding are more frequent in goats but also occur in sheep to a considerable extent. They can be decreased by offering more feeding places.","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"42 1","pages":"457-467"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89837420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inconspicuous post-mortem findings in rabbits from Switzerland naturally -infected with Rabbit Haemorrhagic -Disease Virus 2.","authors":"S. Albini, U. Hetzel, P. Cavadini, B. Vogler","doi":"10.17236/sat00354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00354","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION\u0000Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV-2) emerged in France in 2010. In Switzerland, RHDV-2 was first identified in 2015 and apparently has almost replaced the classical Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) by now. Like RHDV, RHDV-2 causes a viral hepatitis with a peracute course and an increased mortality rate within the rabbitry. RHDV infection causes consistent gross pathological findings, especially in the liver and respiratory tract. Reports about gross pathology for animals naturally infected with RHDV-2 is scarce. The present study analysed the anamnesis and necropsy reports of 35 rabbits examined during routine diagnostics between March 2015 and May 2017. A reverse transcriptase real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) specific for RHDV-2 and RHDV proved a total of 25 animals to be positive for RHDV-2, while none was positive for RHDV. Additionally, histological examinations were performed on liver, lung, and kidney of 18 rabbits that had tested positive by RHDV-2 RT-qPCR. The anamnestic report more often stated an increased mortality rate in RHDV-2 positive (16/18, 89 %) compared to RHDV-2 negative rabbits (3/9, 33 %). Gross pathology did not reveal any pathognomonic changes in RHDV-2 positive animals. Histologically, the liver showed the most severe lesions followed by lung and kidney. Animals positive for RHDV-2 frequently showed signs of gastro-intestinal disease (n = 5) and/or septicaemia (n = 6) masking possible indicators of an RHDV-2 infection, such as the rather unspecific findings of an enlarged spleen or an enlarged, friable, tan-coloured liver. The authors want to raise awareness among clinicians and pathologists that in case of sudden death in commercial or pet rabbits, RHDV-2 needs to be considered as differential diagnosis and should be confirmed by laboratory diagnosis.","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"50 1","pages":"375-383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85596796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Owner reported clinical signs and -treatment decisions in equine pastern dermatitis.","authors":"S. Oesch, S. Kaiser-Thom, B. Vidondo, V. Gerber","doi":"10.17236/sat00356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00356","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION\u0000Equine pastern dermatitis has a high prevalence in the equine population, especially in draft breeds. This skin condition is difficult to treat, and it is suspected that owners often decide on a treatment without consulting a veterinarian. The objectives of this study were to describe owner-reported clinical signs, severity, and reasons to consult a veterinarian. Moreover, we inquired about preventive measures and treatments, both instituted by owners without previous consultation or prescribed by their veterinarians. A total of 123 horses (owners recruited over social media) were included in the study. All horses suffered from equine pastern dermatitis at least once in the two years preceding the study. Standardized questionnaires collecting information on management, housing conditions, clinical signs as well as preventive measures and treatments were filled out by participants. The data was recorded, and descriptive statistics were performed. Most horses (71 out of 115 available answers, 62 %) had shown clinical signs of equine pastern dermatitis at least four times in their lives. A total of 113 horses (92 % of all included horses) were affected by equine pastern dermatitis at the time of the interview. For 37 horses (32 %) out of 114 available answers the owners consulted their veterinarian only after the horse showed signs of pain or lameness. Usually, treatments that did not require a medical prescription were applied without consulting their veterinarian (e. g. only 9 % (14 out of 150 prescriptions) of topical creams promoting wound healing were prescribed by a veterinarian). A total of 31 treatment decisions (55 %) with creams containing anti-bacterial, anti-mycotic and/or anti-inflammatory agents and 100 % of systemic medications containing anti-bacterial, anti-parasitic or anti-inflammatory agents were prescribed by veterinarians. Overall, 69 % of treatment decisions were made without consulting a veterinarian, making it then more difficult to determine underlying causes for the pastern dermatitis and rendering the treatment often longer and more onerous. To raise owner awareness of possible consequences if a veterinarian is consulted too late in the disease process, specific information campaigns to improve animal welfare should be considered.","PeriodicalId":21544,"journal":{"name":"Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde","volume":"30 1","pages":"401-412"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89608646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}