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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Owner-reported Obesity in Horses and Ponies in Great Britain

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Robin C.A., Ireland J., Wylie C.E...

In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Manchester, 2013 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 14, 2013
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Aims: To estimate prevalence of owner-reported obesity in British veterinary-registered horses and ponies, and identify risk factors associated with obesity. 

Methods: Thirty veterinary practices randomly selected horse owners to complete an ethically approved, self-administered postal questionnaire. Owners estimated body condition score using a modified Carroll and Huntington method (1–6) and animals were classified as obese if they were scored as 5 (fat) or 6 (very fat). Factors associated with obesity were assessed using logistic regression analysis. 

Results:Owner-reported prevalence of obesity was 31.2% (n = 247/792, 95% CI 27.9–34.2). A greater proportion of obese animals (n = 47/225, 20.9%) had a history of laminitis compared with normal/underweight animals (n = 69/511, 13.5%, P = 0.01). [...]

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