ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025
Road transportation is associated with decreased intestinal motility in horses.
Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Efficacy and welfare effects of different forms of physical restraint for upper airway endoscopy of horses.Equine veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Imaging of the Equine Abdomen Using Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)-A Resource for the Equine Practitioner.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Comparative metagenomic analysis of gut microbiomes in Yunnan ponies and Dutch warmblood horses.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Transportation of horses has been associated with colic and changes to the gastrointestinal microbiome. Percutaneous abdominal ultrasonography using wireless, point-of-care transducers can be used to assess gastrointestinal motility in field settings. Objectives: Characterization of intestinal motility and salivary cortisol responses of horses completing commercial transportation of 10-12h. Study design: Prospective observational study of 30 horses with diverse signalment and transport histories. Clinical parameters, sonographic assessment of intestinal motility and saliva samples, were collected before departure (Tpre or T0), after off-loading (T1) and 2h after arrival (T2). Results: After transportation, intestinal motility grades were reduced [Tpre median (IQR) composite motility grade: 8 (7-10), T1: 6 (4-7), T2: 7 (6-7); Conclusions: These findings suggest that transportation is associated with transient reductions in intestinal motility, particularly during hot ambient conditions and in horses with increased cortisol response. Possible effects of provision of water and food during transport warrant further investigation.
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