Effect of a novel rice fermented extract on gastric ulcers in
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Authors: | Naoki SASAKI Yasunobu NISHI Yumi FUJIWARA Tetsuya TAKEYAMA Hayata KUMAGAI Samantha SENARATHNA Shigeto USHIYA Takashi TOKUYAMA Takahito TOKUYAMA Takaaki TOKUYAMA Tomohiro MII Satomi AYAKI Kosuke MATSUNO Yuki NAKAGAWA Yoshitaka NISHIHARA Yasuho TAURA |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan;2.Ushiya Race Horse Clinic, Shiga 720-3005, Japan;3.Yushin Brewer Co., Ltd., Kagawa 761-2307, Japan |
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Abstract: | Gastric ulcers cause appetite loss, poor body condition, and colic in horses. This study investigated the protective effect of a rice fermented extract on the gastric mucosa in 17 healthy Thoroughbreds. For one month, horses in the rice fermented extract (nine horses) and control (eight horses) groups were orally administered a rice fermented extract (100%; 0.2 ml/kg, SID) and tap water (0.2 ml/kg), respectively. Gastric endoscopic images were obtained before and one month after rice fermented extract administration. The gastric ulcer score was lower after administration (median, 1; maximum, 2; minimum, 1) than before administration (median, 4; maximum, 4; minimum, 3) in the rice fermented extract group (P<0.05). In conclusion, the administration of a rice fermented extract for one month improves gastric mucosal lesions in Thoroughbreds with gastric ulcers. |
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Keywords: | gastric ulcer horse rice fermented extract |
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