Effect of Dental Correction on Fecal Fiber Length in Horses

被引：9

作者：

Di Filippo, Paula Alessandra ^{[1
]}

Vieira, Veronica ^{[1
]}

Rondon, Diogo Almeida ^{[2
]}

Quirino, Celia Raquel ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Estadual Norte Fluminense, UENF, Ave Alberto Lamego,2000,Parque Calif, BR-28013602 Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil

[2] UNESC, Ctr Univ Espirito Santo, Colatina, Brazil

来源：

JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE | 2018年 / 64卷

关键词：

Dental pathology; Equine; Fecal particle size estimate; Nutrition; LARGE COLON IMPACTION; PARTICLE-SIZE; FEED DIGESTIBILITY; APPARENT DIGESTIBILITY; DIGESTA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jevs.2018.02.016

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

The aim of the study was to determine if dental correction changes fecal fiber length (FFL) in horses that had never been subjected to dental treatments. Thirty adult horses with mild to moderate dental abnormalities were selected. Dental disorders noted included sharp enamel points, focal overgrowths, shear mouth, step mouth, wave mouth, accentuated transverse ridges, and diastema. The horses were confined to individual stalls and fed Tifton hay (Cynodon spp.) 1.5% bwt/d, divided equally between two feedings. Fecal samples were taken for FFL analysis before (Day 0) and after (Day 15) dental correction. Mean FFL, determined by laboratory analysis, was recorded for each horse and time. The results were submitted to analysis of variance using the SAS statistical program, and means were compared by T-test (P < .05). Dental treatment resulted in significant (P < .05) reductions in FFL, with mean +/- standard deviation of 3.27 +/- 2.27 mm before dental correction and 2.15 +/- 1.29 mm after correction. The results suggest that dental treatment improved the mastication efficiency and that FFL can be used to assess the dental health of equines. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：77 / 80

页数：4

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