An overview of the management of mild colic
Subject Areas :Fattah Iranmanesh 1 * , Fatemeh Heydari 2 , Ehsanollah Sakhaee 3 , Reza Nikzad 4
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Keywords: Colic, Management, Horse,
Abstract :
Colic is one of the most important problems affecting horses and affects 4 to 10% of horses annually. It is noteworthy that 80% of colic cases are either gaseous or of unknown origin that improve without treatment or with a simple treatment. Usually, about 5% of horses develop mild colon accumulation in a mild form and respond to treatment, and less than 7% of colic cases require surgery. Horses that show mild colic symptoms have a better prognosis for survival, and ultimately in 13% of cases there is a chance of recurrence of symptoms.
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