Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 85 No. 2, 2015.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
A twenty-year retrospective study of tetanus in horses: 42 cases
Damjan Gračner
; Clinic of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ljubo Barbić
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Inga Bijader
; Ljubimac Veterinary Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia
Petra Čolig
; Podravka d.d., Koprivnica, Croatia
Gordana Gregurić Gračner
; Department of Animal Hygiene, Behaviour and Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Jelena Selanec
; Clinic of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vladimir Stevanović
; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Samardžija
; Clinic of Obstetric and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
The retrospective study included 42 horses affected with tetanus and treated between 1990 and 2009. A total of 34 coldblood horses and 8 warmblood horses were included in the study. The most frequent clinical
signs were rigidity of limb muscles, trismus, and nictitating membrane prolapse. The overall mortality rate was 45.3 % and the mean age of infected animals was 5.8 years. The fi rst 7 days of disease are the most critical period for survival. A more rapid progression and the presence of recumbency and profuse sweating were confirmed as indicators of poor prognosis.
Ključne riječi
horse; tetanus; retrospective study
Hrčak ID:
205782
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.5.2015.
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