title: Medical problems of adult horses, as ranked by equine practitioners.
abstract: This paper reports the results of a survey conducted among members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, concerning medical problems of adult horses. A one-page questionnaire listing 36 medical problems grouped by body system was completed by 1,149 veterinarians. The top-ranked disease was colic, followed by viral respiratory tract disease, endometritis, dermatitis, and parasitism. When responses were evaluated by type of practice, location of practice, and number of veterinarians in the practice, ranking of the top 2 diseases was the same for the total respondents. Ranking of diseases 3 through 5 varied when these criteria were taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Traub-Dargatz
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Voss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003085:Colic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004716:Endometritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary