Progresso científico em equideocultura na 1a década do século XXI

Abstract

In Brazil, as in other countries, investments in research with horses are related to the objectives of the equine industry in the country. This study aimed to review the current literature with the purpose of assessing the latest scientific and technological development in horse's production. Researchers are related to many areas as in production and management, genetics and breeding, nutrition and feeding, reproduction, medicine and surgery, diseases and health protection. There is still research in areas related to equestrian sports, involving equine exercise physiology, riding and training horses and also studies on national and international equine trade. Considering all areas of interest of horse production the largest number of published articles is related to the medicine and surgery and diseases and health. In Animal Science, the largest number of articles is related to nutrition and feeding of horses. However, must be consider that interests of agribusiness, horse's breeders associations, governments and society in general, influence the research and consequently the publication of papers about horses. © 2010 Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia.