Distúrbios de comportamento, desgaste anormal dos dentes incisivos e cólica em eqüinos estabulados no 1º regimento de cavalaria de guardas, Exército Brasileiro, Brasília- DF

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Anderson Roberto Assunção
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/5111
• topic: Equino; Gastroenterologia; Estresse; Aerofagia; Equine; Gastroenterology; Stress; Wind sucking; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::MEDICINA VETERINARIA::CLINICA E CIRURGIA ANIMAL

There is much debate over the possible causes of the behavioral problems of horses; stable stress is among the most significant. Nevertheless, given the large number of variables related to these abnormal behaviors, all conclusions reached until today remain questionable. Furthermore, it is also possible that the real determining factor of these behavioral problems is simply the incapacity of horses to adapt to the environment to which they are submitted today. The unceasing search for the etiology of these disorders aims to prevent and treat diseases that are possibly related to these behavioral problems, such as tympanic colic, compaction colic, dental wear and decreased performance; in addition to addressing problems related to aesthetical and economical factors. The present experiment aims to show the correlation between behavioral problems and prevalence of colic; between wear of incisive teeth and colic. Furthermore, it analyses other variables such as age, stable, weight, body condition, heart frequency and incisive teeth size. 407 horses were examined, of various breeds, with ages between 2 and 25 years, of both sexes. All animals were kept in stalls, with standardized feeding for each group, at the Regimento de Cavalaria de Guarda (RCG), located in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. The total incidence of behavioral problem found in this group of animals was of 28.9%, divided among the following stereotypy: cribbiting, wind sucking, crib-biting with the neck, gnawing wood, bear syndrome, aggression, stable walking and kicking. On studying crib-biting, a significant incidence of colic was found between the years 2000 and 2005. During that period, 900 colic episodes were observed, and most of them due to spasmodic colics, compaction and overfeeding, as registered by the RCG veterinary hospital. Wear of incisive teeth in those horses was 14.5%. Fisher's exact test and the regression test were used for the different correlations investigated, using a reference of p< 0.05.