ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine
Effects of soaked hay on lung function and airway inflammation in horses with severe asthma.
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- Steamed hay for the prevention of severe equine asthma exacerbations.Equine veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Do Polish Konik Horses Find Soaked Hay to Be Palatable?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- A wearable real-time particulate monitor demonstrates that soaking hay reduces dust exposure.Equine veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Steamed hay and alfalfa pellets for the management of severe equine asthma.Equine veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Clinical variability of equine asthma phenotypes and analysis of diagnostic steps in phenotype differentiation.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Effects of soaked hay on lung function and airway inflammation in horses with severe asthma.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundReducing inhaled dust particles improves lung function in horses with severe asthma. Soaked hay is commonly used by owners, but its efficacy in improving lung function and inflammation has not been documented.
objectivesTo measure the effects of soaked hay and alfalfa pellets in horses with severe asthma. ANIMALS: Ten adult horses with severe asthma from a research colony.
methodsProspective controlled trial. Horses in clinical exacerbation were housed indoors and allocated to be fed either soaked hay (n = 5) or alfalfa pellets (n = 5) for 6 weeks. Soaked hay was immersed for 45 minutes and dried out hay was discarded between meals. Pulmonary function and clinical scores were measured before and after 2, 4, and 6 weeks. Tracheal mucus scores and bronchoalveolar lavages were performed before and after 6 weeks. Lung function was analyzed with a linear mixed model using log-transformed data.
resultsLung resistance decreased from (median (range)) 2.47 (1.54-3.95) to 1.59 (0.52-2.10) cmH CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Soaked hay can control airway obstruction in horses with severe asthma. The strict protocol for soaking and discarding dried-out hay in this study could however be considered too great of an inconvenience by owners.
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