Evaluation of Clinical Signs on Equine Coital Exanthema in Thoroughbred Horses

Thoroughbred 말에 발생한 구진의 임상증상 평가

  • Yang, Jae-Hyuk (Jeju Race Park, Korea Racing Authority) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung-Kap (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Lim, Yoon-Kyu (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University)
  • 양재혁 (한국마사회) ;
  • 이경갑 (제주대학교 수의과대학 및 수의과학연구소) ;
  • 임윤규 (제주대학교 수의과대학 및 수의과학연구소)
  • Accepted : 2011.07.27
  • Published : 2011.08.30

Abstract

Coital exanthema of Thoroughbred horses had occurred firstly in Republic of Korea. This study was performed to evaluate clinical features of coital exanthema, and provide veterinary knowledge to equine practitioner as well as horse farms. The method was clinical, clinical pathology and sexual hormone, electron microscope and libido examination. Five stallions of 27, 45 broodmares of 416 showed clinical symptoms but 124 foals and a teaser did not show any abnormal appearance. Five stallion had papule, pustule, crust around a glans, body of penis, prepuce and remain decolorized spot after treatment. One laceration of glans and 3 gait disorder had been observed but it did not affect libido. Forty-five broodmares localized had papule, pustule, crust, and ulceration around perineal region, vulva, mucocutaneous junction remain decolorized spot after treatment.

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