title: Comparison of the Occurrence of Transportation-associated Fever in 2 Years Old Thoroughbreds before and after Introduction of Prophylactic Marbofloxacin Administration.
abstract: In order to reveal the preventive effect of marbofloxacin (MRFX) administration just before transportation, we compared the occurrence of transportation-associated fever before and after introduction of MRFX administration. After the introduction of prophylactic MRFX administration, the rectal temperatures of horses after transportation were significantly lower than before the introduction of MRFX administration (P<0.01) and the number of febrile horses was significantly lower than before the introduction of MRFX administration (P<0.01). In conclusion, these results show that prophylactic MRFX administration just before transportation is clinically effective at preventing transportation-associated fever.
authors.affiliation: Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, Hokkaido 057-0171, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.affiliation: Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, Hokkaido 057-0171, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.affiliation: Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, Hokkaido 057-0171, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.affiliation: Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, Hokkaido 057-0171, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takebe
authors.affiliation: Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, Hokkaido 057-0171, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.affiliation: Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, Hokkaido 057-0171, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korosue
authors.affiliation: Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, Hokkaido 057-0171, Japan.
authors.forename: Mutsuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishimaru
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 880-0036, Japan.
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
authors.affiliation: Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hobo
keywords: horse; marbofloxacin; prevention; transportation-associated fever