Publications by authors named "Bruno D Malacarne"
Although the external conformation of wild horse hooves has been proposed as an ideal model for domesticated modern horses, histological signs of laminitis have been reported among them. With the hypothesis that the lamellar tissue of horses of Iberian origin raised in semi-feral is healthier than those raised in an intensive management system (stall confinement and high-calorie diet intake), the objective was to compare their lamellar tissues. Lamellar tissue samples were taken from the forelimb hoof of eight domesticated Mangalarga Marchador (MM) horses and from six semi-feral Marajoara (MJ) and Puruca (MP) horses.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of navicular bursa (NB) anesthetic infiltration in increasing pain tolerance in horses' hooves.
- Six healthy horses were used, with one forelimb receiving lidocaine and the other a placebo to assess the pain response in various hoof areas.
- Results showed no significant increase in pain thresholds overall, but one horse exhibited complete pain relief, hinting at inconsistent analgesic effects of the technique.
Background: With the hypothesis that equine dorsal lamellar tissue can be desensitized by anesthesia injection into distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ), the objective was to assess the mechanical nociceptive threshold of hoof dorsal lamellae following intra-articular (IA) administration of lidocaine into this joint.
Methods: The DIPJ of the forelimbs of six adult healthy horses were injected with either 5 mL of lidocaine, or 5 mL of lactated Ringer's solution. Treatments were randomly distributed, with each forelimb undergoing a single treatment.