- 著者
- Naoki SASAKI Yasunobu NISHI Yumi FUJIWARA Tetsuya TAKEYAMA Hayata KUMAGAI Samantha SENARATHNA Shigeto USHIYA Takashi TOKUYAMA Takahito TOKUYAMA Takaaki TOKUYAMA Tomohiro MII Satomi AYAKI Kosuke MATSUNO Yuki NAKAGAWA Yoshitaka NISHIHARA Yasuho TAURA
- 出版者
- Japanese Society of Equine Science
- 雑誌
- Journal of Equine Science (ISSN:13403516)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.32, no.2, pp.27-30, 2021 (Released:2021-06-18)
- 参考文献数
- 15
- 被引用文献数
- 1
Gastric ulcers cause appetite loss, poor body condition, and colic in horses. This study investigated the protective effect of a rice fermented extract on the gastric mucosa in 17 healthy Thoroughbreds. For one month, horses in the rice fermented extract (nine horses) and control (eight horses) groups were orally administered a rice fermented extract (100%; 0.2 ml/kg, SID) and tap water (0.2 ml/kg), respectively. Gastric endoscopic images were obtained before and one month after rice fermented extract administration. The gastric ulcer score was lower after administration (median, 1; maximum, 2; minimum, 1) than before administration (median, 4; maximum, 4; minimum, 3) in the rice fermented extract group (P<0.05). In conclusion, the administration of a rice fermented extract for one month improves gastric mucosal lesions in Thoroughbreds with gastric ulcers.