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Conservative treatment for thoroughbred racehorses with intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate
Author(s) -
Barakzai S. Z.,
Dixon P. M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.157.12.337
Subject(s) - conservative treatment , dorsum , soft palate , medicine , displacement (psychology) , rest (music) , tongue , significant difference , surgery , conservative management , soft tissue , anatomy , psychology , pathology , psychotherapist
Race records were obtained for 31 thoroughbred racehorses that were treated conservatively (rest, improvement of fitness and/or use of a tongue tie) for dorsal displacement of the soft palate, and for 62 matched control horses. Their racing performance, based on prize money won, was compared for three races run before and after the disorder was diagnosed. Nineteen (61 per cent) of the conservatively treated horses had higher earnings after conservative treatment than before treatment, compared with 27 (43·5 per cent) of the controls. There was a significant (P=0·049) increase in the earnings of the horses treated conservatively, but there was no significant difference in the earnings of the control group.