Prevalence of Tarsal Diseases in Champion Mangalarga Marchador Horses in the Marcha Picada Modality and Its Association With Tarsal Angle

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• 关键词：Conformation ; Gaited horses ; Tarsus ; Mangalarga marchador
• 刊名：Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：47
• 期：Complete
• 页码：25-30
• 全文大小：579 K
• 卷排序：47

文摘

High-performance Mangalarga Marchador horses have a small tarsal angle, with a mean of 136.5 ± 4.90. 70% of horses included in the study had some diseases of the tarsus; the most common was osteoarthritis of the distal intertarsal and/or tarsometatarsal joints seen in 94.3% of the horses. There was a significant association between male horses with tarsal angle ≥140° and presence of diseases within the tarsus.