@article {3672,
	title = {Trainers perceptions of the impact of different feeding and management practices on racehorses they identified displaying symptoms of recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis},
	journal = {New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production},
	volume = {80},
	year = {2020},
	month = {09/2020},
	pages = {90-94},
	address = {Online},
	abstract = {Data on the feeding and management of racehorses and the practices perceived to benefit horses displaying signs of recurrent
exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER) were collected via a cross-sectional face-to-face survey of 100 registered Thoroughbred
and Standardbred trainers in New Zealand (n=1,771 horses). In addition to quantitative data on feeding practices, qualitative
data on trainers{\textquoteright} perceptions and motivations for the different feeding and management practices were also collected. Few
trainers recognised that starch in the diet was associated with increased clinical signs of RER (26\% of Standardbred and 13\%
of Thoroughbred trainers). One third of trainers (39\% of SB and 34\% of TB) stated that oats contributed to RER. Most trainers
with RER horses (96\% TB and 84\% SB) provided a day off (day with no training) to these horses. Half of the trainers with RER
horses (SB and TB) decreased concentrate feeds on days off for all horses and few trainers (12.5\% SB and 8\% TB) only decreased
concentrate on days off if the horse displayed signs of RER. Most trainers had sought advice about RER management from a
veterinarian or feed representative (63\% SB and 78\% TB). However, despite this, many of the responses indicated a lack of clarity
on the feed and management factors that contribute to the risk of clinical signs of RER.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Wood LJ and Lancaster BE and Breheny MR and CW Rogers}
}
@conference {78975,
	title = {Examination of New Zealand sport horse performance records and their suitability for the calculation of breeding values},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {72},
	year = {2012},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {3-7},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Christchurch},
	abstract = {<p>Currently there is no genetic evaluation of sport horses in New Zealand. The aim of this study was to develop a prototype model for genetic evaluation of New Zealand sport horses. Official performance data for the 2008/09 and 2009/10 seasons were obtained from Equestrian Sport New Zealand. Data on dressage points per start (Dpps), eventing points per start (Epps,) and show jumping total prize money (Stpm) were examined using descriptive statistics. There were between 902 and 1,472 horses registered in each discipline. All three data sets were skewed but approached normality after a log10 transformation. Overall between two and eight percent of sires in each discipline had five or more progeny records available for genetic analysis. A sire model with fixed effects of season, gender and age and a random effect of animal were used to calculate estimated breeding values (EBVs) for each discipline. EBVs for Dpps ranged from -0.066 to 0.158, for Epps from -0.076 to 0.182, and for Stpm from -0.523 to 0.993. The use of EBVs could lead to increased genetic gain and improved performance of New Zealand sport horses. However, the current data recording has several limitations.</p>},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Creagh FE and Lopez-Villalobos N and Hickson RE and CW Rogers}
}
