Condición corporal en caballos de rodeo chileno de elite: estudio preliminar
Body condition in elite Chilean rodeo horses: preliminary study
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https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v66n1.79389Keywords:
equino, porcentaje de grasa, raza chilena, rendimiento deportivo (es)body condition score, Chilean Rodeo, Chilean breed horse, sport performance (en)
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The aim of this study was to characterize the distribution of body condition score for elite Chilean rodeo horses in competition. Forty-eight Chilean breed horses (15 mares, 24 stallions and 9 geldings) were randomly chosen to be evaluated, while participating at the 64th National Championship of Chilean Rodeo 2012. Body condition score in each horse was assessed by visual inspection and palpation according to Henneke system. The sport performance was recorded as classified or not classified to the final round of the competition. Frequencies of body condition score were tabulated according to gender and according to sport performances of the horses. Modes was calculated as central tendency measurements and body condition score was compared between gender and sport performance groups by the Kruskal-Wallis test (p<0.05). Mode of the general body condition score had a value of 7, with range of 5 and 8. An 87.5% of horses had body condition score between 6 and 7 points. No significant differences were found both for gender and sport performance. This is the first study reporting body condition score in Chilean elite horses and results suggest that the most frequent value for this variable is between 6 and 7 points.
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