The Reporting of Racehorse Fatalities in New Zealand Thoroughbred Flat Racing in the 2011/12-2021/22 Seasons

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dc.citation.issue4
dc.citation.volume13
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.accessioned2024-05-14T00:58:16Z
dc.date.available2024-05-14T00:58:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-09
dc.description.abstractRace day fatalities as a consequence of catastrophic musculoskeletal injury and cardiac failure are both a welfare concern and provide a challenge for the social perceptions of equine welfare within the racing industry. To reduce race day fatalities, the risk factors under New Zealand racing conditions need to be identified. The aim of this study was to examine race and horse-level risk factors for fatalities in New Zealand Thoroughbred flat racing using retrospective race day data from the 2011/12-2021/22 racing seasons. Horse and race-level factors associated with a suspected cardiac failure and fatal fracture were identified by merging fatality data with the master race dataset for the corresponding seasons. Most fatalities were associated with fatal fracture (0.4 per 1000 starts, 95% CI 0.4-0.5). Horses which raced over distances > 1600 m were 1.7 times (95% CI 1.2-2.5) more likely to sustain a fatal fracture than horses racing ≤ 1600 m. Male horses and firmer track conditions were also associated with an increase in the risk of fatal fracture. Horses aged 5 years and older were 2.1 (95% CI 1.1-4.6) times more likely to suffer a suspected cardiac failure than younger horses. Changes in the industry reporting system improved the level of detail provided for fatalities, enabling the identification of specific risk factors.
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dc.edition.editionFebruary-2 2023
dc.format.pagination612-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36830402
dc.identifier.citationGibson MJ, Legg KA, Gee EK, Rogers CW. (2023). The Reporting of Racehorse Fatalities in New Zealand Thoroughbred Flat Racing in the 2011/12-2021/22 Seasons.. Animals (Basel). 13. 4. (pp. 612-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani13040612
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.number612
dc.identifier.piiani13040612
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69551
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/612
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectThoroughbred racing
dc.subjectcardiac failure
dc.subjectcatastrophic musculoskeletal injury
dc.subjectrace day fatality
dc.subjectsteward
dc.titleThe Reporting of Racehorse Fatalities in New Zealand Thoroughbred Flat Racing in the 2011/12-2021/22 Seasons
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id460126
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