Session 74. Equine aging and end of life
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Date: 1 September 2016; 14:00- 18:00 hours
Chairperson: A.S. Santos / R. Evans
Theatre Session 74
Diseases of the older horse from a genetic point of view
invited A. Pacholewska and V. Gerber
Nutrition of old horses
invited S.L. Ralston
Body condition and location of fat stores in the aging horse
S.J. Wood, E. Allen, A. Corr, M. Lee and A. Magee
Long-term changes of bone ultrasound measurements and metabolic indicators in the Lusitano horse
M.J. Fradinho, L. Mateus, R.J.B. Bessa, R.M. Caldeira and G. Ferreira-Dias
Performing good death for animal companions
invited N. Schuurman
Equine passports and end of life decisions: have we produced a welfare crisis?
S. Schofield and C. Brigden
Usefulness of fallen equine data in describing quantitative mortality in France
J. Tapprest, M. Borey, X. Dornier, E. Morignat, D. Calavas, P. Hendrikx, B. Ferry and C. Sala
Posters Sesson
Survey on equine hoof costs in Switzerland
A. Estermann, S. Wägeli, C. Kopp, B. Durgiai, F. Kägi and C. Herholz
T waves and QT intervals in the ECG of Standardbred horses
E. Preiss and P.W. Physick-Sheard