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Horse owner understanding of equine gastric ulcer syndrome
(EGUS)
D. Marlin, J. Williams, K. Pickles and B. Sykes
David Marlin Consulting, Cambridge, UK
Hartpury University, Gloucester, UK
Chine House Veterinary Group, Sileby, UK
University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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EGUS
• High prevalence across all horses
• TB racehorses >90% (Murray et al. 1996; Johnson et al. 2001; Ferrucci et al. 2003),
endurance racehorses (race season) 93% (Tamzali et al, 2011)
• Sport and leisure horses 37 – 66% (Murray et al. 1989; Bertone 2000; Hartmann and Frankeny 2003; Nieto et al. 2004)
• Major advances in diagnosis, Tx and research in EGUS in last 20 years
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Owner recognition of clinical signs?Impact on welfare?
Poor performance reduced appetite altered temperament – difficult to
ride bucking refusing at jumps weight loss teeth grinding
colic diarrhoea crib biting back pain
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Therefore, we aimed to measure owner knowledge and attitudes to EGUS
Method
Online survey, 15 structured Qs
Distributed via horse-related social media sites
Closed and likert scale Qs (SA, A, NA/DA, D, SD - NA/DA removed via to analysis)
Mann whitney U analyses compared responses between owners who had experience with EGUS and those that didn’t (P<0.05)
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Survey design
Demographics: Owner age, experience / qaulifications & role with horses
Causal factors
Stabling
Feed
Travel
Vaccinations
Breed / genetics
Medications
Signs / symptoms
Girthing
Coughing
Performance
Weight loss
Behaviour: unridden/
ridden
Colic
Loss of energy
Teeth grinding
Bloods
Coat quality
Appetite
Diagnosis &
Treatments
Behavioural
Clinical tests
Complementary Txs
Supplements
Info sources
www
Specific EGUS sites
Forums
Vet
Other professional
Friend
Yard
Coach / trainer
Healer /
alternative
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Results
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<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69
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Age group (years)
Experienced No Experience
Experienced n=556; no experience n=542
SEX: experienced: 98% female and 2% male
No experience: 99% female and 1% male
70% horse owners
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Qualifications
Qualification profile of both groups was similar <5% of each group having no qualifications
52% of experienced respondents were qualified below degree level compared to 41% in no experience group
More of the no experience group possessed a degree or higher degree (54%) compared to the experienced group (45%)
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Full time living
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Part time living
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Experienced No Experience
Role with horses
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Understanding of EGUS
Incidence of ulcers
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Key factors that lead to ulcers
LOW FORAGE HIGH
CONCENTRATES
INFECTION
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Diagnosis
Both groups rated girthing, change behaviour when fed, aggression,
anaemia, low WBC count, change in ridden behaviour as reliable
indicators of EGUS
But EOs rated importance higher than NEOs (P<0.01)
Both groups felt gastroscopy was definitive diagnostic tool
ER felt clinical signs were very reliable but NEOs only rated moderately
reliable (P<0.03)
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Treatment
Both groups rated omepramazole as effective Tx, EOs also
ranked sucralfate as an effective treatment, were NEOs did
not (P<0.0001)
Corn oil a common VS recommended Tx was not rated
highly by either group
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Information sources
EQUINE
NUTRITIONALISTS,
FEED COMPANIES
VETERINARY
SURGEON FRIENDS
INTERNET!
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EFFECTIVE owner decision-making
equals… POSITIVE equine wellbeing(Williams and Tabor, 2017)
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Take home messages
Horse owners have a mixed level of knowledge and understanding of
EGUS
This knowledge appears to develop with experience of a horse with EGUS this could compromise welfare through lack of understanding
Knowledge of client / owner perceptions and knowledge can allow
VS to target specific client education on EGUS
Horse owners want the best for their horses need to engage in
education!
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Thank you for listening
Any questions