Journal article
Association between exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and performance in thoroughbred racehorses
KW Hinchcliff, MA Jackson, PS Morley, JA Brown, AF Dredge, PA O'Callaghan, JP McCaffrey, RF Slocombe, AF Clarke
JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AMER VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2005
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) was associated with racing performance inThoroughbred horses not medicated with furosemide and not using nasal dilator strips. DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. ANIMALS: 744 two- to 10-year-old Thoroughbred horses racing in Melbourne, Australia. PROCEDURE: Horses were enrolled prior to racing, and a tracheobronchoscopic examination was performed after 1 race. Examinations were recorded on videotape, and presence and severity (grade 0 to 4) of EIPH were subsequently determined by 3 observers blinded to the horses' identity. Race records were abstracted for each horse examined. RESULTS: Overall, 52.1% of ho..
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