Race-Level Reporting of Incidents Using an Online System during Three Seasons (2019/2020-2021/2022) of Thoroughbred Flat Racing in New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue21
dc.citation.volume12
dc.contributor.authorGibson MJ
dc.contributor.authorLegg KA
dc.contributor.authorGee EK
dc.contributor.authorRogers CW
dc.contributor.editorHitchens PL
dc.contributor.editorMorrice-West A
dc.contributor.editorWong A
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-01T00:23:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:46:35Z
dc.date.available2022-11-03
dc.date.available2024-02-01T00:23:31Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:46:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-03
dc.description.abstractIn the 2019/20 Thoroughbred racing season, the paper-based reporting process of stipendiary steward reports was upgraded to an online system ('Infohorse database') to allow for the rapid entry of precise event and injury data. The objectives of this study were to describe the incident and non-incident examinations during the 2019/20, 2020/21, and 2021/22 Thoroughbred flat racing seasons in New Zealand and describe the primary injury and reporting outcomes. The introduction of the online system was associated with fewer miscoding events with horse identification (0.1%). An improvement in the definition and prompts in reporting within the online system compared with the previous paper-based system resulted in a greater frequency of non-incident examinations being undertaken. The increased frequency of reporting the clinical outcome, 'no observable abnormalities detected' (NOAD), demonstrates the role of stipendiary stewards to carry out routine screening. The frequency of most clinical findings, such as musculoskeletal fractures (0.5 per 1000 starts, 95% CI = 0.3-0.6), remained similar compared to previously reported data using the paper-based system. The online system provided a more structured dataset compared with the paper-based system, making it a useful tool for the monitoring of incidents, injuries, and potential risk factors within Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand. Therefore, evidence-based changes to the management and structure of racing can be undertaken to ensure the industry meets its duty of care for racehorse and jockey welfare.
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dc.edition.editionNovember 2021
dc.format.pagination3028-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36359152
dc.identifier.citationGibson MJ, Legg KA, Gee EK, Rogers CW. (2022). Race-Level Reporting of Incidents Using an Online System during Three Seasons (2019/2020-2021/2022) of Thoroughbred Flat Racing in New Zealand.. Animals (Basel). 12. 21. (pp. 3028-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani12213028
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.number3028
dc.identifier.piiani12213028
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70847
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/21/3028
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2022 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectequine welfare
dc.subjectinjury
dc.subjectpoor performance
dc.subjectsteward
dc.subjectstipendiary report
dc.subjectthoroughbred racing
dc.titleRace-Level Reporting of Incidents Using an Online System during Three Seasons (2019/2020-2021/2022) of Thoroughbred Flat Racing in New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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