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Ulcer Incidence: Scoping Events Provide New Info

May 14, 2009
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There are many triggers for stomach ulcer development, and stress is an important factor. Horses are especially sensitive and may experience stress when exposed to situations you would think of as normal, including: competition, training, travel, lay-up due to sickness or injury, shows or events, limited turnout or grazing, or trailering.

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Veterinarians found new insight on the incidence of gastric ulcers at recent scoping events held at veterinary clinics and university campuses across the country.

"At these events, veterinarians evaluated horses' stomachs using gastroscopy, the only definitive way to determine if a horse has ulcers," said April Knudson,DVM, manager of Veterinary Services at Merial. "I traveled the country to attend many of these events myself, and one thing is for certain–stomach ulcers can occur in horses of all breeds and disciplines."

Throughout the year, 658 horses in 25 states participated in the scoping events. Overall, 60%–397 horses–had some ulceration as identified by gastroscopy

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