FOOT LESIONS IN DONKEYS (Equus asinus) USED IN ANIMAL TRACTION VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIZ, MARANHÃO

Authors

  • Nancyleni Pinto Chaves Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Danilo Cutrim Bezerra Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Porfírio Candanedo Guerra Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Hélder de Moraes Pereira Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Hamilton Pereira Santos Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Luís Carlos Vulcano Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v12i2.8953

Keywords:

Animal sanity

Abstract

Forty male and female animals, aged between 2.5 and 16 years were clinically and radiographically examined in order to study the occurrence of lesions of the distal phalanx of forelimbs in cart horses. The clinical examination showed that 20% of the animals had grade 2 lameness, due, mainly, to hoof irregularity, sole damage and frog destruction. Radiographic exam showed 100% of pedal osteitis, 22.5% of phalanx fracture and 17.5% of phalanx rotation. Despite the severe level of injury in the third phalanx, animals did not show clinical signs consistent with the radiographic findings, concluding that donkeys are very resistant and that the lesions observed in the distal phalanx affect to a lesser extent the carrying out of these animal's activities.

KEY WORDS: Cart; horses; musculoskeletal; physical examination; radiograph.

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Author Biographies

Nancyleni Pinto Chaves, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Médica Veterinária, Mestre em Ciências Veterinárias, estudante do curso de especialização em Tecnologia de Alimentos, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA): Cidade Universitária Paulo VI, Caixa Postal 09 – Tirical – CEP 65055-970 – São Luís-MA, Brasil.

Danilo Cutrim Bezerra, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Médico Veterinário, Mestre em Ciências Veterinárias, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, UEMA, MA.

Porfírio Candanedo Guerra, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Professor Adjunto, Disciplina de Diagnóstico por Imagem, Departamento das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, UEMA, MA.

Hélder de Moraes Pereira, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Professor Adjunto,

Disciplina Clínica Médica e Terapêutica de Ruminantes, Departamento das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, UEMA, MA.

Hamilton Pereira Santos, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Professor titular, Disciplina de Doenças Bacterianas, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, UEMA, MA

Luís Carlos Vulcano, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

Professor Titular, Disciplina Radiologia Veterinária, Departamento das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, UNESP.

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Published

2011-06-25

How to Cite

CHAVES, N. P.; BEZERRA, D. C.; GUERRA, P. C.; PEREIRA, H. de M.; SANTOS, H. P.; VULCANO, L. C. FOOT LESIONS IN DONKEYS (Equus asinus) USED IN ANIMAL TRACTION VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIZ, MARANHÃO. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 2, p. 365–370, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i2.8953. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/8953. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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