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Horse Grimace Scale Does Not Detect Pain in Horses with Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
Animals (Basel), Vol.13(10), 1623
12/05/2023
PMID: 37238054
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Abstract
Stomach ulcers (known as equine gastric ulcer syndrome [EGUS]) are a common finding in horses However, the amount of pain horses with EGUS might experience is currently unknown and this knowledge could allow for better clinical decision making and improved horse welfare. The study aim was to assess the use of a pain scale score system, the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS), in horses suffering from EGUS. Facial photographs for HGS evaluation were taken of all horses. Gastroscopy is the gold standard procedure for diagnosis of EGUS, and involves examining the stomach with a video-endoscope. Horses (n = 61) were divided into groups based on the presence and severity of EGUS as determined via gastroscopy. Horses with concurrent lameness or other signs of illness were excluded. Comparisons were made of the HGS between horses, with and without gastric lesions. This is the first study investigating the use of the HGS in horses with and without EGUS. The HGS scores were not influenced by the presence or severity of EGUS and no significant differences were noted between groups. Further studies investigating the use of different pain scales in horses with EGUS are needed.
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- Title
- Horse Grimace Scale Does Not Detect Pain in Horses with Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
- Creators
- Gustavo Ferlini Agne - The University of AdelaideBridget Eileen May - The University of AdelaideAmy Lovett - Massey UniversityOlivier Simon - The University of AdelaideCatherine Steel - Hong Kong Jockey ClubLuiz Santos - University of GlasgowLaize Guedes do Carmo - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáBianca Barbosa - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáLais Cristine Werner - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáRuan R. Daros - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáAndrew A. Somogyi - The University of AdelaideBenjamin Sykes - Massey UniversitySamantha Franklin - The University of Adelaide
- Publication Details
- Animals (Basel), Vol.13(10), 1623
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 12
- Identifiers
- 991013158710602368
- Copyright
- © 2023 by the authors.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access articledistributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article