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Equine gastric ulcer comprises a complex of diseases associated with ulceration of the esophageal, gastric or duodenal mucosa. Ulceration occurs on nonglandular (squamous) and glandular gastric mucosa, with an average prevalence of 5% in pasture horses, 93% in racehorses and between 25% and 57% in foals. The incriminated causes are diet and incorrect feeding, stress and the administration of anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Medication for gastric ulcers includes proton pump inhibitors, histamine (H2) receptor antagonists, prostaglandin analogs, and sucralfate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The breeding and maintenance of racehorses and horse racing are an industry that generates tens of billions of dollars and generates hundreds of thousands of jobs worldwide, along with the development and conservation of the natural environment. Ancestral influence approaches a complex concept with a novelty character, which cannot be reduced to a single constant on the basis of which it can be evaluated, and modern discoveries introduce new perspectives based on certain variables. Final investigations into the selection of English Thoroughbred horses for horse racing based on the algorithm of ancestral influence on progeny demonstrate the creation of favorable conditions for winning status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]