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Developmental orthopaedic disease (DOD) is a syndrome including a variety of lesions in young horses (Figure 1). Within DOD, osteochondrosis is one of the most important skeletal problems encountered; and it has been studied worldwide for decades (Knight et al., 1985 and Gabel et al., 1987, in Ohio and Kentucky; O’Donohue et al., 1992 in Ireland; Pearce et al., 1998 in New Zealand; Denoix et al., 1996 in France, Coenen et al., 2004 in Germany). This interest is mainly due to the...
Overview Horses over 20 years of age constitute about 15% of the equine population and many remain actively involved in equestrian sports and reproductive capacities as stallions and brood mares (Malinowski et al., 1997). However, advancing age in horses, as with other species, is eventually associated with a decline in body condition and muscle tone as well as an increase in susceptibility to infections (Atwill et al., 1996; Austin et al., 1995; Ralston et al., 1988). This...