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Table 3 Recorded disease incidence among 343 foals from birth to 12 months of age on four stud farms in Kildare, Ireland (born between January 2004 and May 30, 2008)

From: Causes of disease and death from birth to 12 months of age in the Thoroughbred horse in Ireland

   

No. of incidencts (% of total n = 711)

No. (%) of foals affected

% surviving

Average range of affected (Average) days

Length of therapy-Range (Average) day

Stillbirth

  

5 (0.7)

5 (1.5)

0

0

0 (0)

Infectious

 

All

331 (46.5)

212 (62.7)

98.6

1-340 (104)

1-63 (8.4)

 

Respiratory

All

198 (27.8)

143 (42.3)

99.3

3-340 (143.9)

1-63 (9.5)

  

Viral

54 (7.6)

51 (15.1)

100

64-250 (170)

1-10 (3.1)

  

Bacterial

99 (13.9)

82 (24.3)

100

3-340 (153.8)

1-21 (6.2)

  

R. equi

45 (6.3)

43 (12.7)

97.7

21-237 (90.8)

10-63 (24.3)

 

GIT

All

32 (4.5)

32 (9.4)

100

10-240 (51.9)

1-28 (5.5)

  

Rotavirus

21 (2.9)

21 (6.2)

100

10-91 (40)

1-5 ( 2.4)

  

Others

11 (1.5)

11 (3.3)

100

15-240 (74.6)

5-28 (11.1)

 

Umbilical

All

58 (8.2)

56 (16.6)

100

1-130 (15)

1-14 (6.3)

  

Medical

55 (7.7)

55 (16.3)

100

1-130 (15)

3-14 (6.5)

  

Surgical

3 (0.4)

3 (0.9)

100

11-22 (15)

1-5 (3.7)

 

MS

All

23 (3.2)

22 (6.5)

95.5

9-315 (193.2)

4-30 (9.7)

  

Septic arthritis

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

100

17 (17)

18 (18.0)

  

Septic physitis

4 (0.6)

4 (1.2)

100

20-300 (103.8)

10-26 (16.0)

  

Osteomyelitis

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

0

90 (90)

30 (30.0)

  

Cellulitis

13 (1.8)

12 (3.5)

100

9-315 (193.2)

4-21 (7.0)

  

Others

4 (0.6)

4 (1.2)

100

19-120 (51)

5 (5.0)

 

Septicaemia

 

20 (2.8)

20 (5.9)

90

1-35 (9.7)

1-15 (6.9)

PAS

All

 

10 (1.4)

10 (2.9)

80

1 (1)

2-14 (4.8)

 

Seizuring

 

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

100

1 (1)

3 (3.0)

 

Non-seizuring

 

9 (1.3)

9 (2.6)

77.8

1 (1)

2-14 (5.0)

GIT-Non-infectious

All

 

106 (14.9)

93 (27.5)

100

1-320 (64.6)

1-35 (9.3)

 

Meconium

 

2 (0.3)

2 (0.6)

100

1 (1)

1-2 (1.5)

 

Colic-medical

 

14( 2.0)

14 (4.1)

100

1-320 (102.2)

1-5 (1.7)

 

Colic-surgical

 

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

100

175 (175)

21 (21)

 

Gastric ulcers

 

61 (8.6)

57 (16.8)

100

10-210 (68.2)

7-35 (121.8)

 

Enteritis/colitis

 

28 (3.9)

27 (8)

100

8-210 (38.6)

1-21 (5.2)

MS

All

 

178 (25)

138 (40.1)

92.8

1-335 (48.5)

0-90 (6.5)

 

Developmental

All

66 (9.2)

63 (18.6)

92.0

1-335 (48.5)

0-90 (4.8)

  

Contracture/laxity

55 (7.7)

53 (15.6)

92.5

1-330 (22.1)

0-42 (3.1)

  

DJD complex

7 (1.0)

7 (2.0)

85.7

150-335(241.4)

1-90 (18.6)

  

ALD surgery

4 (0.6)

4 (1.2)

100

35-145 (74.8)

3-5 (3.5)

 

Trauma

All

69 (9.7)

65 (19.2)

92.3

1-334 (126)

0-60 (9.8)

  

Fractures

23 (3.2)

23 (6.8)

86.9

1-235 (106.5)

10-60 (20.7

  

Other

46 (6.5)

42 (12.4)

95.2

2-334 (135.9)

0-10 (4.4)

 

Lameness

All

43 (6.0)

40 (11.8)

100

2-235 (126)

1-10 (3.8)

  

foot

32 (4.5)

31 (9.2)

100

2-235 (144)

1-10 (3.1)

  

Other

11 (1.5)

9 (2.6)

100

5-200 (73.2)

1-10 (5.9)

Congenital

All

 

49 (6.9)

49 (14.4)

95.9

1-180 (90.6)

0-61 (3.3)

 

Eye

All

6 (0.8)

6 (1.77)

83.4

1-4 (1.5)

0-1 (0.8)

  

Entropion

5 (0.7)

5 (1.5)

100

1-4 (1.6)

1 (1.0)

  

Micro-opthalmia

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

0

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

URT

Cleft soft palate

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

0

4 (4)

61 (61)

 

Umbilical hernia

All

41 (5.8)

41 (12.1)

100

17-180 (105.4)

1-7 (2.4)

  

Ring

29 (4.1)

29 (8.6)

100

17-160 (100)

1-5 (1.1)

  

Surgery

12 (1.7)

12 (3.6)

100

90-180 (117)

3-7 (5.3)

 

Dentig. cyst

All

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

100

106 (106)

1 (1)

Occular

All

 

11 (1.5)

11 (3.25)

100

10-327 (126.5)

2-14 (7.4)

 

Ulcer

 

7 (1.0)

7 (2.0)

100

2-9 (5.4)

2-14 (8.3)

 

Conjunctivitis

 

4 (0.6)

4 (1.2)

100

60-245 (121.8)

3-10 (5.8)

FPT

  

19 (2.7)

19 (5.6)

100

1-4 (1.8)

1-5 (1.8)

Prematurity

  

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

0

1 (1)

1 (1)

Other

  

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

100

6 (6)

3 (3)

  1. Foals with more than one disease process in the first year will be classified more than once
  2. GIT: Gastrointestinal tract MS: Musculoskeletal
  3. PAS: Perinatal asphyxia syndrome Dent. Cyst: Dentigerous cyst
  4. FPT: Failure of passive transfer