Table 1

Top ten presenting complaints recorded in 358 horses and donkeys presenting to The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust April – Sept 2005 (data extracted from GHDT clinical database).

Presenting complaint
Number of cases(n = 358)
% of cases

Loss of appetite
127
35
Weak
121
34
Suspect Trypanosome infection
97
27
Overwork/immaturity
56
16
Poor condition
53
15
Feet
47
13
Respiratory
44
12
Eyes
30
8
Diarrhoea
16
4
Teeth
15
4

Pinchbeck et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2008 4:7   doi:10.1186/1746-6148-4-7