Changes in the upper respiratory tract in non-athletic horses

Autores

  • Luiz Alberto da Silva Vasconcellos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34188/bjaerv8n4-051

Palavras-chave:

equine respiratory disease, Eagle Syndrome, laryngeal hemiplegia, lymphoid hyperplasia, poor performance, equine respiratory endoscopy, headshaking

Resumo

There are numerous problems that are not always easy to find in the upper airways of horses through a simple clinical examination. With this objective in mind, the upper respiratory tract of a group of 10 adult horses, divided into 4 males and 6 females, aged between 5 and 15 years, in good body condition, without clinical signs of respiratory disease, was methodologically examined. Endoscopy of the upper airways revealed that 40% of the animals (n = 4/10) had lymphoid hyperplasia, 30% (n = 3/10) laryngeal hemiplegia, 20% (n = 2/10) had Eagle Syndrome, and some other findings in the oropharynx. It was concluded that the clinical examination alone is flawed in finding upper respiratory problems and that endoscopy has extreme clinical importance in the examination of the upper airways..

   

Biografia do Autor

Luiz Alberto da Silva Vasconcellos

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2025-11-03

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Vasconcellos, L. A. da S. (2025). Changes in the upper respiratory tract in non-athletic horses. Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research, 8(4), e83335. https://doi.org/10.34188/bjaerv8n4-051

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