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 | Â | Â | 5 (0.7) | 5 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Infectious | Â | 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 | Â | 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 | Â | 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 | Â | 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 | Â | 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 | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 19 (2.7) | 19 (5.6) | 100 | 1-4 (1.8) | 1-5 (1.8) |
Prematurity | Â | Â | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Other | Â | Â | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) | 100 | 6 (6) | 3 (3) |