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Prevalence of obesity in riding horses in Scotland
Author(s) -
Wyse C. A.,
McNie K. A.,
Tannahil V. J.,
Love S.,
Murray J. K.
Publication year - 2008
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.162.18.590
Subject(s) - companion animal , library science , medicine , veterinary medicine , computer science
OBESITY is a serious and largely underreported equine welfare issue. Obese horses are predisposed to the development of pathological conditions including laminitis, hyperlipaemia and strangulating lipoma ([Watson and others 1992][1], [Treiber and others 2006][2]). Obese horses may also be more