Identificación de las principales patologías dentales en caballos de la raza paso peruano en la provincia del Azuay

Abstract

The objective of this investigation was to identify the main dental pathologies that the horses of Peruvian Paso are suffering in the province of Azuay To meet the objectives, the study was carried with 150 horses of which 90 were females and 60 were males, divided in two groups by ages of 1 day to 8 years old and over 8 years old, The same ones that were selected in the cantons Cuenca, Gualaceo, Paute, El Pan, San Fernando, Girón y Santa Isabel, According to records of the Peruvian Paso Horse Breeders Association of Ecuador, which was updated on August 31, 2016. Prior to the evaluation and performance of the oral examination, the animals were sedated, and the examination was performed in the order of dental presentation, incisors, canines, premolars and molars.Identifying the following pathologies: enamel tip 82.7% which had the highest frequency, dental hooks 62%, wolf tooth 52.7%, dental fracture 11.3%, supernumerary teeth 4%, caries 3.3% and diastema 1.3%. The relationship among the pathologies, the food variables, age and sex was performed. A significant statistical relationship was found between the food and the age (P<0.05) in the enamel tip, dental hooks and wolf tooth including the dental fractures in the age. The sex of the horses didn't have a significant statistical relationship (P>0.05) with the other pathologies.