Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements

ABSTRACT: The body condition score (BCS) is insufficient in determining the amount of body fat in horses, thus defining obesity. Measurement of the subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) by ultrasonography should be considered as an appropriate method in the definition of fat distribution at different bod...

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Zuluaga Cabrera, Angélica María
Correa Valencia, Nathalia María del Pilar
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2020
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Universidad de Antioquia
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eng
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Palabra clave:
Adiposidad
Adiposity
Tejido Adiposo
Adipose Tissue
Ultrasonido
Ultrasonics
Caballos de paso
Horses - paces, gaits, etc.
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
dc.title.alternative.spa.fl_str_mv Avaliação da gordura corporal em equinos Paso colombianos: escore de condição corporal e medidas morfométricas e ultrassonográficas
title Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
spellingShingle Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
Adiposidad
Adiposity
Tejido Adiposo
Adipose Tissue
Ultrasonido
Ultrasonics
Caballos de paso
Horses - paces, gaits, etc.
title_short Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
title_full Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
title_fullStr Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
title_full_unstemmed Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
title_sort Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Zuluaga Cabrera, Angélica María
Correa Valencia, Nathalia María del Pilar
dc.contributor.author.none.fl_str_mv Zuluaga Cabrera, Angélica María
Correa Valencia, Nathalia María del Pilar
dc.subject.decs.none.fl_str_mv Adiposidad
Adiposity
Tejido Adiposo
Adipose Tissue
Ultrasonido
Ultrasonics
topic Adiposidad
Adiposity
Tejido Adiposo
Adipose Tissue
Ultrasonido
Ultrasonics
Caballos de paso
Horses - paces, gaits, etc.
dc.subject.lemb.none.fl_str_mv Caballos de paso
Horses - paces, gaits, etc.
description ABSTRACT: The body condition score (BCS) is insufficient in determining the amount of body fat in horses, thus defining obesity. Measurement of the subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) by ultrasonography should be considered as an appropriate method in the definition of fat distribution at different body locations in horses. Therefore, this study aimed to 1) characterize the SFT in three different anatomical locations (i.e. neck, lumbar region, and gluteal region); 2) evaluate the relationship between BCS and SFT; 3) determine the influence of gender, weight, age, and gait on BCS and SFT measurements, and 4) explore the agreement between the morphometric measurements [i.e. body mass index (BMI), girth circumference: height at withers ratio (GC: HW), neck circumference: height at withers ratio (NC: HW)], and BCS and SFT in a population of Colombian Paso Horses (CPHs). The Henneke’s body condition scoring was applied to 69 adult CPHs, selected using a convenience sampling. Additionally, BMI, GC: HW, and NC: HW were calculated. Body fat percentage (BF%) was calculated by ultrasound measurement of the SFT in the neck, lumbar region, and gluteal region. The BF% in the CPHs was 6.4 ± 1.1. The GC: HW, NC: HW, and BMI were not predictors of the BF% or BCS, and neither gender nor gait was decisive in the definition of fattening in the study animals, although age and weight were determining variables. According to our results, ultrasound is an adequate tool to calculate the BF% of the CPHs. However, it must be accompanied by Henneke’s BCS assessment.
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spelling Zuluaga Cabrera, Angélica MaríaCorrea Valencia, Nathalia María del Pilar2022-11-10T22:44:38Z2022-11-10T22:44:38Z2020Zuluaga Cabrera AM, Correa Valencia NMDP. Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurements. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet].1413-9596https://hdl.handle.net/10495/3195510.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2020.1710821678-4456ABSTRACT: The body condition score (BCS) is insufficient in determining the amount of body fat in horses, thus defining obesity. Measurement of the subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) by ultrasonography should be considered as an appropriate method in the definition of fat distribution at different body locations in horses. Therefore, this study aimed to 1) characterize the SFT in three different anatomical locations (i.e. neck, lumbar region, and gluteal region); 2) evaluate the relationship between BCS and SFT; 3) determine the influence of gender, weight, age, and gait on BCS and SFT measurements, and 4) explore the agreement between the morphometric measurements [i.e. body mass index (BMI), girth circumference: height at withers ratio (GC: HW), neck circumference: height at withers ratio (NC: HW)], and BCS and SFT in a population of Colombian Paso Horses (CPHs). The Henneke’s body condition scoring was applied to 69 adult CPHs, selected using a convenience sampling. Additionally, BMI, GC: HW, and NC: HW were calculated. Body fat percentage (BF%) was calculated by ultrasound measurement of the SFT in the neck, lumbar region, and gluteal region. The BF% in the CPHs was 6.4 ± 1.1. The GC: HW, NC: HW, and BMI were not predictors of the BF% or BCS, and neither gender nor gait was decisive in the definition of fattening in the study animals, although age and weight were determining variables. According to our results, ultrasound is an adequate tool to calculate the BF% of the CPHs. However, it must be accompanied by Henneke’s BCS assessment.RESUMO: O escore de condição corporal (ECC) é insuficiente para a determinação da quantidade de gordura corporal em cavalos e para a definição da obesidade. A mensuração da espessura da gordura subcutânea (EGS) por ultrassonografia pode ser considerada um método apropriado para a definição da distribuição de gordura em diferentes locais do corpo em cavalos. Portanto, este estudo teve como objetivo 1) caracterizar a EGS em três diferentes localizações anatômicas (pescoço, região lombar e região glútea), 2) avaliar a relação entre ECC e EGS, 3) determinar a influência de gênero, peso, idade e marcha nas medidas ECC e EGS e, 4) explorar a concordância entre as medidas morfométricas [i.e. índice de massa corporal (IMC), razão da circunferência da cintura:altura da cernelha (CC:AC), razão da circunferência do pescoço:altura da cernelha (CP:AC)], ECC e EGS em uma população de Cavalos Paso colombiano (CPCs). A pontuação da condição corporal de Henneke foi aplicada a 69 CPCs adultas, selecionadas por amostragem de conveniência. Além disso, IMC, CC:AC e CP:AC foram calculados. O percentual de gordura corporal (%GC) foi calculado por meio da ultrassonografia da EGS no pescoço, região lombar e região glútea. A %GC nas CPCs foi de 6,4 ± 1,1. O CC:AC, CP:AC e IMC não foram preditores da %GC ou ECC, e nem o gênero nem a marcha foram decisivos na definição de obesidade nos animais do estudo, embora a idade e o peso fossem variáveis determinantes. De acordo com nossos resultados, o ultrassom é um recurso adequado para calcular a %GC das CPCs. No entanto, deve ser acompanhado pela avaliação do ECC do Henneke.COL00012628application/pdfengUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)CENTAUROSao Paulo, Brasilinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1https://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/ARTArtículo de investigaciónhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Body fat evaluation in Colombian Paso horses: body condition score and morphometric and ultrasound measurementsAvaliação da gordura corporal em equinos Paso colombianos: escore de condição corporal e medidas morfométricas e ultrassonográficasAdiposidadAdiposityTejido AdiposoAdipose TissueUltrasonidoUltrasonicsCaballos de pasoHorses - paces, gaits, etc.Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. 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