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Discussion on Preventing Bucked Shins (dorsometacarpal disease)
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Oct 13, 2005 - 9:23 am:
In what may be the best study ( of Equine Vet J. 2005 Sep;37(5):442-8.) to date, data was drawn from a large prospective study in which TB horses in 13 training yards were monitored for a period of up to 2 years. A total of 335 horses provided 4235 months at risk of DMD The findings were seventy-nine first episodes were recorded, resulting in an incidence rate of 1.87/100 horse months. Increasing exercise distances at canter and high speed in short periods (up to 1 month) were associated with an increasing risk of DMD. However, increasing cumulative exercise distances since entering training were associated with a decreasing risk of the disease. They concluded that the risk of DMD in young TBs decreases with accumulation of distances exercised at canter and high speed; this reflects the adaptive response of the third metacarpal bone to the loads placed upon it. However, increasing exercise distances in short periods (up to 1 month) increases the risk of DMD, probably as a consequence of microdamage and its associated remodelling response, and should therefore be avoided. For more on specific recommendations on prevention and treatment check out Equine Diseases » Lameness » Diseases of the Lower Limb » Bucked Shins in Horses. You can select it off the navigation bar at the top of this frame.
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