Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders Evaluated in Detail

by: Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
What do you get when you "scope" 1,005 horses after 230 races, each within 24 minutes of the race, with the cooperation of 97 trainers over 28 race meets? A great deal of valuable data about the equine throat and the impact disorders of the throat can have on racing. "Considering that upper respiratory tract abnormalities are widely thought to be a leading cause of poor performance in ...


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