HAPPINESS IS IN THE FIELD: PREVENTING ATYPICAL MYOPATHY IN GRAZING HORSES WITH RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF PASTURES AND HORSES DRAWN ON THE BASIS OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS FOR DISEASE - Agricultural Research Updates - page 147

Chapter 7
H APPINESS IS IN THE F IELD :
P REVENTING A TYPICAL M YOPATHY IN
G RAZING H ORSES WITH R ATIONAL
M ANAGEMENT OF P ASTURES AND H ORSES
D RAWN ON THE B ASIS OF THE
I DENTIFICATION OF R ISK F ACTORS FOR
D ISEASE
G. van Galen 1 , F. Patarin 2 and D. M. Votion * 3
1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
2 University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), Créteil, France
3 Equine European Centre of Mont-le-Soie, University of Liège,
Vielsalm, Belgium
A BSTRACT
Atypical myopathy is a specific disease of horses kept at pastures
most of the day. The condition is distinguished by the acute and
unpredictable nature of its appearance, its high fatality rate and its rapid
* Address for correspondence: D.M. Votion, Equine Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Liège, Sart Tilman, BE-4000 Liège, Belgium., Phone: [phone], Fax:
[phone], E-mail: [e-mail]