Scrutiny of antimicrobial use in racing horses with allergic small airway inflammatory disease.
Antimicrobials had been administered to 38/55 (69%) racing standardbred and Thoroughbred horses with poor performance, subsequently diagnosed with nonseptic inflammatory airway disease. Horses with cough were more commonly treated (P = 0.02). In almost all cases, no clinical signs suggested that bacterial infection was present. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials was common.
Weese
J Scott
JS
Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. jsweese@uoguelph.ca
Sabino
Catherine
C
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012420:Running
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents