Equine Pyoderma Associated with Malnutrition and Unhygienic Conditions due to Neglect in a Herd

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Masaru OKUDA²  Takafumi ONISHI²  Noriko KANAYA²  Ken MAEDA²  Kaori FUJII²  Toru ANZAI¹  Hisashi INOKUMA² 

[1] Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association;Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University

关键词: equine;    malnutrition;    pyoderma;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.65.527

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(12)Cited-By(2)Twelve horses kept at a riding club suffered from pyoderma. All the horses displayed crusting, scaling and alopecia. The lesions were distributed in the chest, back, rump and limbs. Some of the horse patients also showed epilation with an attached crust similar to a `paintbrush lesion' of dermatophilosis, but normal skin flora or opportunistic pathogenic bacteria were only isolated from the lesions. Some patients clearly showed weight loss, anemia and low levels of serum protein and cholesterol. General condition and skin lesions of the patients were improved gradually with improvement of feed and environment after being moved to new stables. Malnutrition under conditions of poor hygiene and poor management due to neglect might be associated with these equine cases of pyoderma in the herd.

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