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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023

Poor Association between Facial Expression and Mild Lameness in Thoroughbred Trot-Up Examinations.

Katrina A Anderson, Ashleigh V Morrice-West, Adelene S M Wong, Elizabeth A Walmsley, Andrew D Fisher, R Chris Whitton, Peta L Hitchens

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katrina A AndersonEquine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.
Ashleigh V Morrice-WestEquine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2776-4273
Adelene S M WongEquine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3231-590X
Elizabeth A WalmsleyEquine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.
Andrew D FisherAnimal Welfare Science Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2505-2160
R Chris WhittonEquine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0012-4065
Peta L HitchensEquine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7528-7056
The University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

Racing Victoria n/aUniversity of Melbourne n/aVictorian Racing Industry Fund of the Victoria State Government n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Musculoskeletal injuries in racehorses are difficult to detect prior to catastrophic breakdown. Lameness is commonly attributed to orthopaedic pain in horses, therefore, subtle lameness may be a pre-clinical sign of injury and, if identified early, could allow for preventative intervention. Our objective was to determine if facial expressions could be used to detect mild lameness as an indicator of orthopaedic pain in 'fit to race' horses. The Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) and the facial expressions in ridden horses (FEReq), were used to score images (n = 380) of mildly lame (n = 21) and non-lame (n = 17) Thoroughbred horses by two independent observers. Using an Equinosis Lameness Locator

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equinefacial expressionhorse grimace scalelamemusculoskeletal injuryorthopaedic painpain score

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PMID37889660
PMCPMC10251806
OpenAlexW4378078003

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