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Rupture of a large colon associated with sand impaction in a Thoroughbred horse  

Yang, Jae-Hyuk (Jeju Stud Farm & Training Center, Korea Racing Association)
Yang, Young-Jin (Jeju Stud Farm & Training Center, Korea Racing Association)
Moon, Ja-Ho (Jeju Stud Farm & Training Center, Korea Racing Association)
Kim, Han-Nah (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University)
Hwang, Kyu-Kye (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University)
Lim, Yoon-Kyu (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University)
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research / v.45, no.4, 2005 , pp. 601-606 More about this Journal
Abstract
The disease causing colic is the greatest cause of death in the domestic horse population today and accidental deaths as a result of colic leads to decreased productivity and economic losses in the horse breeding industry. Large colon impaction is the most common cause of colic in horses. Horses may ingest sand either by eating from the ground in sandy locations, or because of its inclusion in hay. In certain areas sand impaction is relatively common. The horse (4 year, female) presented with abdominal pain, which was charactered by willing to lie down, pawing, and looking at flank. A month later, the horse died suddenly at sand paddock. Post-mortem examination revealed the sand impaction as a lot of feces, sand and gravels in the right dorsal colon. In addition, there was necrosis and debilitation in mucosal lining of the large colon and rupture site on the right dorsal colon. The purpose of this article is to review sand impaction and emergencies in Thoroughbred horses.
Keywords
horse; rupture of a large colon; sand impaction; Thoroughbred;
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