Comparative study of dorsal neck in equine miniature

  • Abelardo Morales Briceño Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas, Edificio de Sanidad Animal, Universidad de Córdoba.
  • Aniceto Méndez Sánchez Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas, Edificio de Sanidad Animal, Universidad de Córdoba.
  • José Pérez Arévalo Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas, Edificio de Sanidad Animal, Universidad de Córdoba.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCCV.2014.v8.n2.47161
Keywords: donkeys, horses, deformation, miniature.

Abstract

The aim of this article was to study of dorsal neck in miniature horses. We studied a total of 125 breed’s miniature: miniature horses, Falabella, Shetland Pony, Miniature donkey and tiny (45 castrated males and 80 females), aged 2-20years, undergoing glow-intensity exercise at different conditions management and feeding. Morphologicconsideringbody conditionwas performedfollowing the protocol fat adiposityfor evaluating thedorsaledge of the neckdescribed forhorses.The weightwas calculatedusingthe equation systemdescribedfor miniaturehorses. Descriptive statisticsofmorphometric measurementsof the neckwasperformedand the analysisof variance (ANOVA). Morphologicalstudyshowed rating1.-44% (55/125), score 2.-32% (40/125), score 3.-19% (24/125), 4.-5% rating (6/ 125). The neck perimeter was presented as follows: Minihorse: DS: 4.194, average:43.4, variance:17.24, Minishetland:DS:13.33, average:55.1, variance:174.21, Falabella: DS: 8.52, average:54.48, variance:71.24, MiniatureDonkey: DS: 8.79, Half: 47, variance:75.72, donkey tiny: DS: 25.69, average: 55.68, variance: 25.17. In conclusion, describe the deformation of the dorsal border of the neck miniature horses, with higher prevalence miniature donkeys and dwarves in the other miniature breeds studied, which is possibly associated with body condition specifically obesity and decreased athletic activity that develop these equine.

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Published
2014-11-12
How to Cite
Morales Briceño A., Méndez Sánchez A. y Pérez Arévalo J. (2014). Comparative study of dorsal neck in equine miniature. Revista Complutense de Ciencias Veterinarias, 8(2), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCCV.2014.v8.n2.47161
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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014)
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