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Preliminary evaluation of weight estimation equations in sport horse type foals (Equuscaballus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

B Hothersall ,
W B Staniar ,
I Stewart ,
L Sortoft  and
P Harris
B Hothersall*
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
W B Staniar
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, United States
I Stewart
Affiliation:
SPILLERS, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
L Sortoft
Affiliation:
Hartpury College, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
P Harris
Affiliation:
WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
*
Email:b.hothersall@bristol.ac.uk
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Weight estimation in foals is of vital importance for dosing of medication and antihelminthics as well as for assessing nutritional requirements to optimise growth. Calibrated weighbridges are not routinely available and estimates by eye or using weightapes can be inaccurate due to differences between adult and foal body dimensions. This study aimed to assess the applicability to Sport Horse type foals of two body weight estimation equations developed for American Thoroughbred (Staniar et al, 2004) and Warmblood (Hois et al, 2005) foals.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 136
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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References

Hois, C., Kienzle, E., and Schulze, A. 2005. Pferdeheilkunde. 21, 552–558.Google Scholar
Staniar, W.B., Kronfeld, D. S., Hoffman, R.M., Wilson, J.A., and Harris, P.A. 2004. Equine Veterinary Journal. 36, 149–154.Google Scholar