Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)
- Volume 41 Issue 2
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- Pages.253-260
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- 2001
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- 2466-1384(pISSN)
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- 2466-1392(eISSN)
A survey on characteristics of injuries in racing horses
경주마의 경주중 사고 발생동향
- Yang, Young-jin (Korea Racing Association) ;
- Kim, Jae-hoon (Korea Racing Association) ;
- Cho, Gil-jae (Korea Racing Association) ;
- Nam, Tchi-chou (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
- Accepted : 2001.05.28
- Published : 2001.06.25
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the characteristics of 335 injured racehorses that had rested over 6 months or were retired in Seoul racecourse from 1994 to 1998. We surveyed 62,117 racing horses and incidence rate of injured horses was 0.54%. Of 335 horses, 322 horses(96.1 %) were associated with musculoskeletal disorders. The musculoskeletal disorders observed with high incidence were fracture and luxation(53.1%), tendinitis and desmitis(17.7%) in category, forelimb(92.5%) in location, below metacarpus/metatarsus(73.0%) in lesion. The prevalence rate of male, 5 years old or Ireland origin was higher than any other individual. These data would be useful standard reference for control of injuries in racing horses.