TY - T1 - Bit-related lesions and risk factors in competing trotters and event horses SN - / UR - URN:ISBN:978-951-51-8034-6; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/342111 T3 - A1 - Tuomola, Kati A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2022 LA - eng AB - Bit-related oral lesions are a common and painful welfare issue in horses. Even though horses have been ridden and driven with a bit and bridle for 6000 years and bit sores have been described already in the 19th century in the veterinary literature, scientific reports on bit-related lesions and their risk factors in horses remain scarce. The aim of this thesis was to (i) determine the occurrence of oral lesions in the bit area in Finnish trotters and event horses after competitions, (ii) cr... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - eläinlääketiede N1 - PP - ER -