Table 1 Top ten presenting complaints recorded in 358 horses and donkeys presenting to The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust April – Sept 2005 (data extracted from GHDT clinical database).
Presenting complaint | Number of cases(n = 358) | % of cases |
|---|---|---|
Loss of appetite | 127 | 35 |
Weak | 121 | 34 |
Suspect Trypanosome infection | 97 | 27 |
Overwork/immaturity | 56 | 16 |
Poor condition | 53 | 15 |
Feet | 47 | 13 |
Respiratory | 44 | 12 |
Eyes | 30 | 8 |
Diarrhoea | 16 | 4 |
Teeth | 15 | 4 |