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Juvenile interphalangeal degenerative joint disease in the ardenner horse: morphometrical evaluation's protocol (part I)
Lejeune, Jean-Philippe; Schneider, Nicole; Duvivier, Dominique Hannia et al.
2002In Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 146 (2, APR-MAY), p. 113-120
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Keywords :
osteoarthritis; ardenner horses; morphometry
Abstract :
[en] The observation of a high incidence of juvenile interphalangeal degenerative joint disease in ardenner horses motivated the constitution of a research project at the "Centre Europeen du Cheval de Mont-le-Soie" (Belgium). Its aim is to study the morphology of the horse, the conformation of its limbs as well as the potential outbreak and evolution of osteoarthritic lesions. Therefore an investigation method composed of morphometric and radiographic evaluation's protocols has been established. The morphometric evaluation's protocol presented here enables to characterise first the general morphology of the horse and second the foot, his asymmetries and his connections with the ground. This protocol is applied to 32 ardenner foals of 250 21 days of age. This group represents 9.3% of the births registered during the year 2000. For general morphometry, different values of the parameters are observed in this group. Only the higher size of the males makes the difference between the two populations (males and females) at this age. The morphometric study of the foot points out a widening of the external part of the hoof and an angle foot/ground too high in comparison with the established standards. Asymmetrical heights of hoof's quarters are also observed.
Research center :
Centre européen du cheval de Mont-le-Soie
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Lejeune, Jean-Philippe ;  Université de Liège - ULiège et Centre européen du cheval de Mont-le-Soie > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux
Schneider, Nicole ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux
Duvivier, Dominique Hannia
Michaux, Charles ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Biostatistique, économie, sélection animale
Leroy, Pascal ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Biostatistique, économie, sélection animale
Caudron, Isabelle
Serteyn, Didier  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux
Language :
French
Title :
Juvenile interphalangeal degenerative joint disease in the ardenner horse: morphometrical evaluation's protocol (part I)
Publication date :
2002
Journal title :
Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire
ISSN :
0003-4118
eISSN :
1781-3875
Publisher :
Annales Medecine Veterinaire, Liege, Belgium
Volume :
146
Issue :
2, APR-MAY
Pages :
113-120
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Ruralité de la Région wallonne
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