@article{Jiang_Liu_Jin_Deng_Liao_Li_2021, title={A clinical survey investigating the dental disorders of jennies in China}, volume={51}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/article/view/247436}, abstractNote={<p><span class="fontstyle0">Recent clinical studies have documented a high prevalence of dental disorders in donkeys. However, there are few<br>studies about the same topic in China. A cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the prevalence of clinically<br>diagnosed dental disorders of donkeys in China. A total of 101 jennies which had never received any dental care were<br>examined for the presence of dental disorders under small-holder farm conditions. The prevalence of dental disorders<br>was analyzed by Chi</span><span class="fontstyle2">‐</span><span class="fontstyle0">square test or Fisher’s exact correlation test. The strength of association was evaluated using<br>Cramer’s V test. Jennies between 2 and 15 years of age were categorized into four age groups. The most common dental<br>disorders were sharp enamel points (100%), incisor diastemata (90.1%) and focal overgrowths (72.3%). Age was<br>moderately related to the presence of ventral convex curvatures, focal overgrowths, wave mouth and canine calculus<br>accumulation </span><span class="fontstyle3">(</span><span class="fontstyle4">P </span><span class="fontstyle0"><0.05</span><span class="fontstyle3">, </span><span class="fontstyle0">0.3 <Cramer’s V <0.5</span><span class="fontstyle3">) </span><span class="fontstyle0">. The prevalence of shear mouth (</span><span class="fontstyle4">P </span><span class="fontstyle0"><0.01</span><span class="fontstyle3">, </span><span class="fontstyle0">Cramer’s V> 0.5) was<br>significantly associated with age group. Common dental disorders were found in all groups and the prevalence was<br>higher in aged groups. This study indicated that donkeys should receive proper dental care to improve their welfare.</span> </p>}, number={1}, journal={The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine}, author={Jiang, Wuyan and Liu, Bo and Jin, Yipeng and Deng, Liang and Liao, Qingchao and Li, Jing}, year={2021}, month={Jan.}, pages={91–99} }