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Welfare of Aged Horses
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McGowan C
Animals (Basel)
2011[Oct]; 1
(4
): 366-76
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Horses form a unique and special part of their owners' lives and aged horses are
no exception. This review considers the health and management of aged horses,
including the role of the owner and their perceptions of aged horses, potential
threats or risks to their welfare and finally, factors affecting quality of life
and euthanasia of aged horses. Owners of aged horses are concerned about the
health, welfare and quality of life of their aged animals. Yet surveys of
management and preventive healthcare reflect that there may be some limitations
to what owners are actually achieving in practice. They show declining management
as horses age, particularly for the retired horse and insufficient appropriate
preventive healthcare via veterinary surgeons. The veterinary surgeon plays an
essential and influential role in preventive healthcare, management of diseases
and disorders and ultimately in the decision making process for euthanasia of
aged horses at the end of their lives. The value of aged horses should not be
underestimated by veterinarians and others working with them and the continuing
care of aged horses should be regarded with the same importance as the care of
younger horses with more obvious monetary value.
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