尼日利亚马主能否有效估计马匹的身体状况和嵴椎评分?

Q3 Veterinary
Journal of Equine Science Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-19 DOI:10.1294/jes.35.9
Olumide Odunayo Akinniyi, Philip Wayuta Mshelia, Richard Emmanuel Edeh
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马匹的身体状况影响其生活的方方面面,包括繁殖、表现和健康。肥胖和马代谢综合征(EMS)在尼日利亚很常见;因此,马主尽早发现马的肥胖状况是避免 EMS 等相关健康问题的关键。我们的研究旨在确定马主是否能有效估算马匹的身体状况评分(BCS)和嵴颈评分(CNS)。共有 50 位不同人士饲养的 50 匹成年西非倒刺马参加了这项研究。由一名经验丰富的兽医和马主分别按照 1-9 和 0-5 的评分标准对身体状况评分(BCS)和嵴状颈评分(CNS)进行评估。后者没有兽医背景,也没有接受过任何教育,他们根据提供的直观教具和描述对马匹进行评估。经验丰富的兽医和马主对 BCS 的估计值略有一致(k=0.209),而经验丰富的兽医和马主对 CNS 的估计值有中等程度的一致(k=0.547)。经验丰富的兽医估计的肥胖比例(32%)高于饲主的估计(18%)。根据经验丰富的兽医的估计,颈嵴肥胖的比例(38%)略低于饲主的估计(42%)。较大比例的马主低估了马匹的BCS和CNS。我们的结论是,马主无法有效估计马匹的BCS和CNS。当务之急是让他们了解与肥胖有关的健康问题,并教会他们如何有效地估计BCS和CNS。
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Can Nigerian horse owners effectively estimate body condition and cresty neck scores?

A horse's body condition impacts every aspect of its life, including reproduction, performance, and health. Obesity and equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) are common in Nigeria; hence, early identification of a horse's obesity status by the owner is key to avoiding associated health issues such as EMS. Our study aimed to determine whether horse owners could effectively estimate their horses' body condition scores (BCSs) and cresty neck scores (CNSs). A total of 50 adult sedentary West African Barb horses owned by 50 different people were enrolled in the study. Body condition scores (BCSs) and cresty neck scores (CNSs) were assessed on scales of 1-9 and 0-5, respectively, by an experienced veterinarian and owners. The latter had no veterinary background, received no prior education, and assessed their horses based on provided visual aids and descriptions. The BCS estimates of the experienced veterinarian and owners were slightly in agreement (k=0.209), while there was moderate agreement (k=0.547) between the CNS estimates of the experienced veterinarian and the owners. The proportion of obesity based on the experienced veterinarian's estimation (32%) was higher than that of the owners (18%). The proportion of nuchal crest adiposity based on the experienced veterinarian's (38%) estimation was slightly lower than that of the owners (42%). A larger proportion of the owners underestimated their horses' BCSs and CNSs. We conclude that owners cannot effectively estimate their horses' BCSs and CNSs. It is imperative that they are informed about the health issues associated with obesity and are taught how to effectively estimate BCS and CNS.

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Journal of Equine Science
Journal of Equine Science Veterinary-Equine
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