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11352345

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the effect of stabling on upper and lower airway inflammation in 14 yearling Arabian horses that had been at pasture since birth. Horses were divided into 2 groups of 7. One group was stabled for 3 months and the other remained at pasture. The groups were then switched over for another 3 months. The nasopharynx, guttural pouches and trachea were examined endoscopically and bronchoalveolar lavage performed every month. An upper airway inflammation score was devised based on the magnitude of pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia and guttural pouch inflammation. During stabling this score remained constant, whereas it decreased during the 3 months at pasture. Stabling was also associated with a higher number and percentage of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and with a smaller percentage of lymphocytes. There was no correlation between upper airway inflammation score and bronchoalveolar lavage cytology. During a nasal occlusion test, dorsal displacement of the soft palate occurred more times in stabled than in pastured horses, but this was heavily biased by the results from one animal. We conclude that stabling is associated with inflammation of both the upper and lower airway of young horses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0425-1644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
244-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Stabling is associated with airway inflammation in young Arabian horses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1314, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial