Table 1.
Study design and treatment groups
| Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 (confinement) | Day 1 | Day 2 | |
| Horses | Horses | T0: Fasted 12 hours, gastroscopy, NGT; confine 12 hours | |
| H1‐H6 (n = 6) | H14‐H19 (n = 6) | T1: Repeat gastroscopy, remove NGT | |
| NGT | NGT | T3: (60 hours) Repeat gastroscopy | |
| Part 2 (transport) | Trip 1 | Trip 2 | |
| Day 15 | Day 16 | ||
| Horses | Horses | T0: Fasted 12 hours, gastroscopy, NGT; transport 12 hours | |
| H1‐H6 (n = 6) | H14‐H19 (n = 6) | T1: Repeat gastroscopy, remove NGT | |
| NGT | NGT | T3: (60 hours) Repeat gastroscopy | |
|
H7‐H13 (n = 7) Group 1 |
H20‐H26 (n = 7) Group 2 |
T‐1: Gastroscopy 24 hours before transport Fed 1 hour pretransport (group 1, trip 1) Fed 6 hours pretransport (group 2, trip 2) Transport 12 hours T1: Repeat gastroscopy T3: (60 hours) Repeat gastroscopy |
|
| Age (years; mean, SD) | 9.6 ± 4.2 | 7.4 ± 3.8 | |
| Body weight (kg; mean, SD) | 542.8 ± 77.7 | 548.2 ± 53.1 | |
Abbreviation: NGT, nasogastric tube.