The pattern of accidental bone fractures in Thoroughbred foals

Yang, Jae-hyuk; Yang, Young-jin; Cho, Gil-jae; Cheong, Jong-tae; Lim, Yoon-kyu

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2002;42(1):115-121.

Jae-hyuk Yang¹, Young-jin Yang¹, Gil-jae Cho¹, Jong-tae Cheong², Yoon-kyu Lim²

¹Korea Racing Association, Jeju Stud Farm & Training Center
²Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University

Thoroughbred 망아지의 중 골절사고 유형

양재혁¹, 양영진¹, 조길재¹, 정종태², 임윤규²

¹한국마사회 제주경주마육성목장
²제주대학교 수의학과

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the pattern of fracture of 50 Thoroughbred foals in Jeju from January 1997 to August 2001. A total 50 Thoroughbred foals were investigated to figure out the relationship between breeding condition and fracture. The fracture was diagnosed by physical and radiological examinations after lameness test. Most sites of fracture were limb, skull and vertebrae. Age analyzed that the most popular is the 1-year-old foals. Most places of the occurrence of the fracture were pasture, paddock, track and stable. Main cause of the fracture were play, training and foal's dam. These results suggest that there were the 1-year-old foals have a lot of fracture during play at pasture in winter.

Key Words: Thoroughbred, foals, fracture, Jeju, Korea