FECES CHARACTERISTICS AND FAECAL SAND EXCRETION IN EQUINE KEEP AT PASTURE IN CACHOEIRO ITAPEMIRIM CITY, ESPÍRITO SANTO, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Jonas Macedo Filgueiras Faculdade de Castelo
  • Ubiratan Pereira Melo Escola de Veterinária da UFMG
  • Cíntia Ferreira Escola de Veterinária-UFMG
  • Sílvia Araújo França Escola de Veterinária-UFMG
  • Eduardo Shimoda Faculdade de Castelo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v10i4.2317

Keywords:

Horse sanity

Abstract

The characteristic of feces and fecal excretion of sand were evaluated in 112 mares in the Cachoeiro do Itapemirim city, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. From each animal were collected 200 grams of feces by transrectal palpation, and after collection were evaluated for consistency, hydration, color, smell, size of fiber, grains and presence of foreign body. Simultaneously was performed the test of sedimentation of sand to determine the fecal excretion of sand. In 100% of animals feces were firm with the unique odor. As for color, 90% (101/112) of the animals showed feces of moss green color, while 10% (11/112) showed dark olive green stool. For consistency, 23.21% (26/112) had stool slightly pasty and 76.79% (86/112) had stool firm. Regarding the degree of hydration, 23.21% (26/112) had stool with slight increase in water content, while 76.79% (86/112) had stool with normal hydration. The test of sedimentation of the sand revealed that 100% (112/112) of animals excreted sand at the time of the study. Although the prevalence of fecal excretion of sand has been high, the presence of sand in the gastrointestinal tract of animals evaluated is not causing gastroenteric changes.
KEY WORDS: Equine, feces, sand.

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Author Biographies

Jonas Macedo Filgueiras, Faculdade de Castelo

Aluno de graduação

Ubiratan Pereira Melo, Escola de Veterinária da UFMG

Médico Veterinário - Mestre - Doutorando do programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal/Escola de Veterinária da UFMG.

Cíntia Ferreira, Escola de Veterinária-UFMG

Médica Veterinária - Mestre - Doutoranda do programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal/Escola de Veterinária da UFMG.

Sílvia Araújo França, Escola de Veterinária-UFMG

Médica Veterinária - Mestre - Doutoranda do programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal/Escola de Veterinária da UFMG.

Eduardo Shimoda, Faculdade de Castelo

Prof. assistente - Departamento de Medicina Veterinária

Published

2009-12-17

How to Cite

FILGUEIRAS, J. M.; MELO, U. P.; FERREIRA, C.; FRANÇA, S. A.; SHIMODA, E. FECES CHARACTERISTICS AND FAECAL SAND EXCRETION IN EQUINE KEEP AT PASTURE IN CACHOEIRO ITAPEMIRIM CITY, ESPÍRITO SANTO, BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 4, p. 1200–1206, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v10i4.2317. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/2317. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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Veterinary Medicine

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