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Abstract：
Working equids are often used to exhaustion, living and dying in conditions below minimal welfare standards. Due to their poor welfare status, euthanasia should be considered in certain conditions. The study aimed to describe the population and the disease frequency of the working equids admitted at an equine clinic in Cairo (i.e., Egypt Equine Aid (EEA)) from 2019 to 2022 and identify possible associations between physical parameters at admission and the outcome. Records of 1360 equids admitted at EEA were reviewed. The majority of the admitted equids were horses (65.6%), followed by donkeys (33%), in particular stallions (68.7%), from 1 to 15 years old (74.8%). Hospitalisation was mainly due to wounds (28.9%), orthopaedic problems (27.4%), colic (8.5%), or infectious diseases (7.4%). The majority of the equids were discharged, but 5.1% died on their own, without human intervention, and 23% were euthanised. Text mining revealed the anamnesis\'s most frequent words were \'accident\', \'lameness\', and \'wound\'. In addition, owners sometimes reported using inappropriate remedies (e.g., firing) before hospitalisation. Multivariable ordinal regression analysis performed between physical parameters and the outcome (ordered based on severity: discharged, euthanasia, and dead) revealed that sex (male vs. female: OR = 1.33; p < 0.05), colour of the mucous membrane (pathological vs. physiological: OR = 1.72; p < 0.01), and capillary refill time (pathological vs. physiological: OR = 1.42; p = 0.02) increased the likelihood of a non-survival outcome. In conclusion, early euthanasia should be considered for these equids, to minimise prolonged suffering. Moreover, owners\' education is recommended to guarantee minimal welfare standards to the working equids.
摘要：
工作设备通常用于耗尽，在低于最低福利标准的条件下生活和死亡。由于他们的福利状况不佳，安乐死应该在某些情况下考虑。该研究旨在描述开罗一家马诊所收治的工作马的人口和疾病频率(即，埃及马援助（EEA））从2019年到2022年，并确定入院时的物理参数与结果之间的可能关联。审查了在EEA录取的1360只马匹的记录。大多数被录取的马匹是马(65.6%),其次是驴(33%)，尤其是种马(68.7%)，1至15岁（74.8%）。住院主要是因为伤口(28.9%),骨科问题(27.4%)，绞痛(8.5%)，或传染病(7.4%)。大部分的鱼群都被解除了,但是5.1%的人自己死了,没有人为干预,23%被安乐死。文本挖掘显示，回忆最常见的单词是“意外”，\'跛行\',和“伤口”。此外,业主有时报告使用不适当的补救措施(例如，解雇)住院前。在物理参数和结果之间进行多变量有序回归分析(根据严重程度排序：出院，安乐死,和死亡)揭示了性别(男性与女性：OR=1.33；p<0.05），粘膜颜色(病理性与生理：OR=1.72；p<0.01），和毛细血管再充盈时间(病理性与生理：OR=1.42；p=0.02）增加了非生存结局的可能性。总之,早期安乐死应该考虑这些马科动物，尽量减少长期的痛苦。此外，建议业主接受教育，以保证工作人员的最低福利标准。
