Ulcers
Stomach ulcers affect both, foals and adult horses and are reported to occur in up to 93% of thoroughbreds, 70% of endurance horses and 60% of performance horses in training. The vast majority of horses that have stomach ulcers do not, however, exhibit obvious clinical signs, hindering the diagnosis and thus treatment of the condition.
In this article, Dr Andrew Lamont from Riverina Equine Veterinary Services in New South Wales, explains what they are, why they occur, how they are diagnosed and what can be done to both, prevent them and help those horses diagnosed with equine gastric ulceration (EGUS).
Ulcers
Stomach ulcers affect both, foals and adult horses and are reported to occur in up to 93% of thoroughbreds, 70% of endurance horses and 60% of performance horses in training. The vast majority of horses that have stomach ulcers do not, however, exhibit obvious clinical signs, hindering the diagnosis and thus treatment of the condition.
In this article, Dr Andrew Lamont from Riverina Equine Veterinary Services in New South Wales, explains what they are, why they occur, how they are diagnosed and what can be done to both, prevent them and help those horses diagnosed with equine gastric ulceration (EGUS).