Table 3.
Dental abnormalities found on physical examination of 298 nonracing horses in Prince Edward Island. Categories are not mutually exclusive
Horse type |
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Miniature |
Light |
Draft |
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Abnormality | n = 34 | % | n = 213 | % | n = 51 | % | χ2 | P |
Sharp enamel points | 3 | 8.8 | 19 | 8.9 | 5 | 10.0 | 0.06 | 0.97 |
Molar hook | 4 | 11.8 | 21 | 9.9 | 15 | 30.0 | 14.1 | 0.001 |
Wave mouth | 3 | 8.8 | 7a | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.84 | 0.09 |
Teeth missing | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.66 | 0.72 |
Malocclusion | 1 | 2.9 | 5 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.52 |
an = 205