Changes

====Prophylaxis====

====Prophylaxis====

'''Omeprazole paste''' at a lower dose (1-2mg/kg) daily for 3-4 weeks.(100, 107-109 in Sanchez)

'''Omeprazole paste''' at a lower dose (1-2mg/kg) daily for 3-4 weeks.<ref name="McClure">McClure, S.R, White, G.W, Sifferman, R.L, ''et al.'' (2005) Efficacy of omeprazole paste for prevention of recurrence of gastric ulcers in horses in race training.  ''J Am Vet Med Assoc'', 226:1685-1688.</ref>

*Prevented ulcers in horses maintained under ulcerogenic conditions (White et al. 2003; McClure et al. 2005a,b,c;White et al. 2007).

*Prevented ulcers in horses maintained under ulcerogenic conditions.<ref name="McClure">McClure, S.R, White, G.W, Sifferman, R.L, ''et al.'' (2005) Efficacy of omeprazole paste for prevention of recurrence of gastric ulcers in horses in race training.  ''J Am Vet Med Assoc'', 226:1685-1688.</ref><ref>McClure, S.R, White, G.W, Sifferman, R.L, ''et al.'' (2005) Efficacy of omeprazole paste for prevention of gastric ulcers in horses in race training.  ''J Am Vet Med Assoc'', 226:1681-1684.</ref><ref>White, G.W, McClure, S.R, Sifferman, R.L, Bernard, W, Doucet, M, Vrins, A, Hughes, F, Holste, J.E, ALva, R, Fleishman, C, Cramer, L (2003) Prevention of occurrence and recurrence of gastric ulcers in horses by treatment with omeprazole at 1mg/kg/day.  ''Proc Am Ass Equine Practnrs'', 49: 220-221.</ref><ref>White, G.W, McClure, S.R, Sifferman, R.L, Holste, J.E, Fleishman, C, Murray, M.J, Cramer, L.G (2007) Effects of short-term light to heavy exercise on gastric ulcer development in horses and efficacy of omeprazole paste in preventing gastric ulceration.  ''J Am Vet Med Ass'', 230:1680-1682.</ref>

 

*Treating ulcers in asymptomatic performance horses may lead to improved performance.<ref name="Orsini">Orsini, J (2000) Tutorial Article Gastric ulceration in the mature horse: a review. ''Equine Vet Educ'', 12(1):24-27.</ref>

*Treating ulcers in asymptomatic performance horses may lead to improved performance.<ref name="Orsini">Orsini, J (2000) Tutorial Article Gastric ulceration in the mature horse: a review. ''Equine Vet Educ'', 12(1):24-27.</ref>

*Prophylaxis in foals controversial as gastric acidity may be protective against bacterial translocation.<ref name="Sanchez">Sanchez, L.C (2010) 'Diseases Of The Stomach' in  Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), Saunders, Chapter 15.</ref>

*Prophylaxis in foals controversial as gastric acidity may be protective against bacterial translocation.<ref name="Sanchez">Sanchez, L.C (2010) 'Diseases Of The Stomach' in  Reed, S.M, Bayly, W.M. and Sellon, D.C (2010) '''Equine Internal Medicine''' (Third Edition), Saunders, Chapter 15.</ref>