Levantamento das afecções do trato respiratório dos equídeos no Hospital Veterinário / UFCG / Patos - PB.

Abstract

Respiratory problems in horses are long causing economic losses in several global equídeocultura. Thus the creators of these animals have been seeking to avoid contamination of these agents which can be infectious, traumatic or allergic. Currently, there are several ways of avoiding this contamination, for example, proven vaccine development, maintaining cleanliness of the stalls, and isolate sick animals not put concentrate in the form of meal, they can obstruct the airway of these animals. This study was conducted by collecting data with clinical records relating to major respiratory conditions in the medical and surgical equine clinic at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) Patos- PB, from March 2002 to October 2014 the horses being cataloged with diagnosis confirmed by clinical and laboratory examinations using endoscopy. The Veterinary Hospital (HV) of the Health Center and Rural Technology (CSTR) was the largest sample of equine influenza and strangles, diseases prevalent during the evaluation study of clinical records. This study aimed to conduct a survey of the occurrence of diseases of the respiratory system in horses in the Medical Clinic of Large Animal industry (MCA) of the Veterinary Hospital (HV) of the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Campus Patos- PB, in order to know the most common diseases, as well as the most affected species.