Distribution of Bacterial Agents and Diagnosed Diseases in Samples Sent to the Jockey Club of Türkiye İstanbul Equine Hospital Laboratory: A Retrospective Study (2015-2019)

Year 2024, Volume: 17 Issue: 4, 423 - 433

Mustafa Cem Timur , Gencay Ekinci

https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.1537926

Abstract

The categorization of diseases identified in Turkish race and breeding horses, as well as the bacterial agents derived from these equines, have not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to examine the bacterial agents in samples taken from sick horses brought to the covering stations and animal hospitals operating under the Jockey Club of Türkiye (TJK) between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2019, and the retrospective distribution of diseases in the horses from which these samples were taken. It was determined that the most frequently sent sample to the TJK İstanbul Equine Hospital Laboratory was tracheal lavage fluid (47.3%) and that the samples were mostly sent in the spring (33.8%) and autumn (30.8%) seasons. It was determined that the most common respiratory system infections (49.37%), followed by genital system infections (29.11%) and gastrointestinal system infections (18.57%) were seen in the horses from which the samples were taken. Escherichia coli (15.6%) was the most commonly detected strain in all submitted samples. In respiratory system infections, the most identified pathogens were Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (14.53%), followed by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (11.11%) and Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (10.26%). As a result, it is expected that the findings obtained from this study will contribute to taking specific measures against diseases or bacterial agents with high prevalence in enterprises operating within the TJK and minimizing losses due to horse diseases.

Keywords

Escherichia coli, Horse, Respiratory system diseases, Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, Tracheal lavage.

Ethical Statement

This study is not subject to the permission of HADYEK in accordance with the “Regulation on Working Procedures and Principles of Animal Experiments Ethics Committees” 8 (k1). The data, information and documents presented in this article were obtained within the framework of academic and ethical rules

Supporting Institution

Erciyes Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi

Project Number

TYL-2022-12335

Thanks

In this study would like to thank the Erciyes University Scientific Research Projects Coordinatorship with the study (Project No: TYL-2022-12335) for their contributions to the present study. We would like to thank the Turkish Jockey Club (TJK) and its staff for their assistance and support in implementing the Project, especially Dr. Alper METE for his help with laboratory analyses.

Türkiye Jokey Kulübü İstanbul At Hastanesi Laboratuvarına Gönderilen Numunelerdeki Bakteriyel Etkenlerin ve Teşhis Edilen Hastalıkların Dağılımı: Retrospektif Bir Çalışma (2015-2019)

Abstract

Türkiye’de damızlık ve yarış atlarında teşhisi yapılmış hastalıkların ve bu atlardan elde edilen bakteriyel etkenlerin sınıflandırılmasına dair kapsamlı bir çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Bu çalışmada, 1 Ocak 2015-31 Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında, Türkiye Jokey Kulübü (TJK) bünyesinde faaliyet gösteren aşım istasyonu ve hayvan hastanelerine getirilen hasta atlardan alınan numenelerdeki bakteriyel etkenlerin ve bu örneklerin alındığı atlardaki hastalıkların retrospektif olarak dağılımının araştırılması amaçlandı. TJK İstanbul At Hastanesi Laboratuvarı’na en çok gönderilen numunenin trakeal lavaj sıvısı (%47.3) olduğu ve numunelerinin en çok ilkbahar (%33.8) ve sonbahar (%30.8) mevsimlerinde gönderildiği tespit edildi. Gönderilen numunelerin alındığı atlarda en çok solunum sistemi enfeksiyonu (%49.37), daha sonra genital sistem enfeksiyonları (%29.11) ve gastrointestinal sistem enfeksiyonları (%18.57) görüldüğü belirlendi. Gönderilen bütün numunelerde en çok Escherichia coli (%15.6) tespit edildi. Solunum sistemi enfeksiyonlarında, en çok Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (%14.53), daha sonra sırasıyla Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (%11.11) ve Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (%10.26) identifiye edildiği belirlendi. Sonuç olarak, bu çalışmadan elde edilen bulguların, TJK bünyesinde faaliyet gösteren işletmelerde prevalansı yüksek hastalık veya bakteriyel etkenlere karşı spesifik tedbirlerin alınmasına ve at hastalıklarına bağlı kayıpların minimalize edilmesine katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

At, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, Solunum sistemi hastalıkları, Trakeal lavaj

Project Number

TYL-2022-12335

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