PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DIGESTIVE DISORDERS OF THE EQUINE ATHLETE

The physiopathologic and pathologic clinic, characterization of the di gestive disorders in athletic horses were researched in a project spon sored by Buenos Aires University, and the Science and Technology Secre tariat. This project, now underway, is composed of a series of studies on the diagnostics, physiopathologic and clinical evaluations of dige stive diseases. The present paper summarizes two parts of the studies. Part 1: ''Valoration of Digestive Function Efficacy in horses: Sterco gram,'' describes the reference values of the stercogram in 300 fecal samples in adult, athletic horses on maintenance diets. Part II: The p urpose of this study has been the diagnostic evaluation of the o-tolui dine, Benzidine and Thevenon and Rolland tests to identify occult bloo d in the feces of 147 healthy, adult horses and 50 horses suspected of digestive hemorrhage.