Frequency and intensity of pain symptoms detected during classic massage sessions of selected body parts in purebred Arabian racing horses
Título del documento: Frequency and intensity of pain symptoms detected during classic massage sessions of selected body parts in purebred Arabian racing horses
Revista: Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000445488
ISSN: 1516-3598
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Horse Breeding and Use, Lublin. Polonia
2University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Biochemistry, Lublin. Polonia
3University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department and Clinic of Animal Internal Diseases, Lublin. Polonia
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Volum: 49
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Descriptivo
Resumen en inglés We analysed the freqency of symptoms and degree of muscle pain in selected body parts of racing horses assessed during classic massage sessions. The influence of horse's sex on obtained results was considered. The potential for the early determination of pain in horses by analysing their behaviour and cardiac parameters during a massage session was also evaluated. The study was conducted on 20 three-year-old purebred Arabian horses during one racing season. In the racing season, cyclic classic massage sessions were performed, during which the frequency of symptoms and the degree of pain in the neck, back, croup, front limbs, and hind limbs were analysed. A behavioural assessment of the horses was conducted, and cardiac parameters were analysed. During massage, the frequency of pain symptoms in front limbs amounted to 26, while in croup, it did not exceed 6. The studied horses were most susceptible to pain in the front limbs and in the back, with greater severity in stallions than in mares. An assessment of the frequency and severity of pain symptoms should not be based on changes in behaviour of horses or on cardiac parameters (HR and LF:HF ratio) during massage sessions. However, these methods can be applied after pain reactions intensify. Meanwhile, qualified masseurs can diagnose slight muscle pain during massage sessions
Disciplines Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia
Paraules clau: Equinos,
Medicina veterinaria,
Lesiones,
Comportamiento animal,
Variabilidad de la frecuencia cardiaca,
Caballos de carreras,
Dolor
Keyword: Equines,
Veterinary medicine,
Lesions,
Animal behavior,
Heart rate variability,
Racing horses,
Pain
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