Observational studyActa veterinaria Scandinavica2017
A comparison of unheated loose housing with stables on the respiratory health of weaned-foals in cold winter conditions: an observational field-study.
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- Occurrence, antibiotic susceptibility and genetic variation of Streptococcus zooepidemicus in Finnish weanling horses with and without respiratory infection.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Effect of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the growth and development of young foals under subtropical conditions of Pakistan.PloS one · 2025Article
- Global distribution and gap analysis of equine housing research: The findings so far and where to go next.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundNewly weaned horses in Finland are often moved to unheated loose housing systems in which the weanlings have free access to a paddock and a shelter. This practice is considered to be good for the development of young horses. The daily temperatures can stay below - 20 °C in Finland for several consecutive weeks during the winter season. However, the effect of unheated housing in a cold climatic environment on the respiratory health of weanlings under field conditions has not been studied before. This investigation was an observational field-study comprising 60 weanlings among 11 different voluntary participant rearing farms in Finland. Weanlings were either kept in unheated loose housing systems (n = 36) or in stables (n = 24) and were clinically examined on two separate occasions 58 days apart in cold winter conditions.
resultsThe odds of clinical respiratory disease were lower in the older foals (log
conclusionsKeeping weanling horses in cold loose housing systems does not seem to increase the occurrence of respiratory disease, but special attention should be focused on ventilation, air quality and feeding-practices. Our field study data suggest it might be advantageous to keep Standardbred foals born late in the season in a stable over the Finnish winter.
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