Abstract

MARTINEZ, D. A  and  OLIVER, O. J. RESTROSPECTIVE STUDY OF OBSTRUCTIVE UPPER AIRWAY DISEASES IN ADULT HORSES ADMITTED TO THE LARGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 1993 AND 2007. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2012, vol.59, n.3, pp.143-150. ISSN 0120-2952.

A total of 44 clinical records of horses admitted between I semester-1993 and II semester-2007 to the Large Animal Hospital at the National University of Colombia were reviewed to determine which diseases were more prevalent in the upper respiratory tract (nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx) of these horses. It was determined that dorsal displacement of the soft palate, laryngeal hemiplegia, pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia and neoplasm were the most prevalent entities with a prevalence of 38.64%, 34.09%, 18.18% and 9.09%, respectively. Laryngeal hemiplegia and dorsal displacement of the soft palate were more common in the Paso breed than other breeds when individual breeds were considered; but the more affected were the sport breeds as a whole with 73.33%; all these findings are the similar to what is reported in the scientific literature.

Keywords : equine; upper airway diseases.

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