Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors
Abstract A cross sectional study was designed to estimate the prevalence of summer eczema (a chronic, recurrent seasonal dermatitis) in exported Icelandic horses and the influence of environmental and genetic factors on the development of the disease. Among 330 horses, which had been exported to Ger...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:1751-0147-48-3 2023-05-15T16:49:26+02:00 Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors Björnsdóttir, Sigríður Sigvaldadóttir, Jakobína Broström, Hans Langvad, Birgitte Sigurðsson, Ágúst 2006-05-26 http://www.actavetscand.com/content/48/1/3 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.actavetscand.com/content/48/1/3 Copyright 2006 Björnsdóttir et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Research 2006 ftbiomed 2007-11-11T15:30:49Z Abstract A cross sectional study was designed to estimate the prevalence of summer eczema (a chronic, recurrent seasonal dermatitis) in exported Icelandic horses and the influence of environmental and genetic factors on the development of the disease. Among 330 horses, which had been exported to Germany, Denmark and Sweden, 114 (34.5%) were found to have clinical signs of summer eczema. The prevalence was highest 2 years after export and the exposure to the biting midges Culicoides spp ., was found to be the main risk factor for developing the disease. Genetic influence on the sensitivity for the disease was not established. It was concluded that exported Icelandic horses are predisposed for summer dermatitis and the fact that they are not introduced to the antigens of the biting midges early in live, due to it's absence in Iceland, is likely to explain the high prevalence of the disease after export. Other/Unknown Material Iceland BioMed Central |
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Abstract A cross sectional study was designed to estimate the prevalence of summer eczema (a chronic, recurrent seasonal dermatitis) in exported Icelandic horses and the influence of environmental and genetic factors on the development of the disease. Among 330 horses, which had been exported to Germany, Denmark and Sweden, 114 (34.5%) were found to have clinical signs of summer eczema. The prevalence was highest 2 years after export and the exposure to the biting midges Culicoides spp ., was found to be the main risk factor for developing the disease. Genetic influence on the sensitivity for the disease was not established. It was concluded that exported Icelandic horses are predisposed for summer dermatitis and the fact that they are not introduced to the antigens of the biting midges early in live, due to it's absence in Iceland, is likely to explain the high prevalence of the disease after export. |
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Björnsdóttir, Sigríður Sigvaldadóttir, Jakobína Broström, Hans Langvad, Birgitte Sigurðsson, Ágúst Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors |
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Björnsdóttir, Sigríður Sigvaldadóttir, Jakobína Broström, Hans Langvad, Birgitte Sigurðsson, Ágúst |
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Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors |
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Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors |
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Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors |
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Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors |
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Summer eczema in exported Icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors |
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summer eczema in exported icelandic horses: influence of environmental and genetic factors |
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