Introduction: Highland Ponies
He ʻano pony ʻo Highland Ponies no Scotland. Ua ʻike ʻia lākou no ko lākou ikaika, paʻakikī a me ka versatility, e kaulana ai lākou no nā kumu like ʻole, mai ka holo ʻana a me ke kaʻa ʻana i ka ʻeke a me ka hana ulu lāʻau. Ua ʻike ʻia ʻo Highland Ponies no ko lākou hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa, me nā ʻaʻahu mānoanoa, ʻulaʻula a me nā mane a me nā huelo lōʻihi. Ua manaʻo ʻia lākou he ʻano laha ʻole a ua helu ʻia ma ke ʻano he "pilikia" e ka Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
Hoʻomaopopo i nā maʻi Genetic
ʻO nā maʻi genetic ke kumu i hana ʻia e nā mea ʻino i loko o ka DNA o ke kanaka. Hiki ke hoʻoili ʻia kēia mau maʻi mai hoʻokahi a i ʻole nā mākua ʻelua a hiki ke hoʻopilikia i nā ʻano like ʻole o ke olakino o ke kanaka, mai ka helehelena kino a hiki i ka hana o ke kino a me ke ʻano. ʻO kekahi mau maʻi maʻi maʻi he maʻalahi a he liʻiliʻi ka hopena i ka maikaʻi o ke ola o ke kanaka, aʻo nā mea ʻē aʻe hiki ke koʻikoʻi a hiki i ke ola weliweli.
Nā Maʻi Genetic ma nā Lio
E like me nā holoholona a pau, hiki ke hoʻopilikia ʻia nā lio e nā maʻi genetic. Hiki i kēia mau maʻi ke hoʻopilikia nui i ke olakino a me ka maikaʻi o ka lio, a hiki ke hoʻopilikia i kā lākou hana a me ka hiki ke hoʻokō i kekahi mau hana. ʻOi aku ka maʻamau o kekahi mau maʻi genetic i nā lio ma mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe, a ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o kekahi mau ʻano i kekahi mau kūlana ma muli o ko lākou ʻano genetic.
Nā maʻi Genetic maʻamau
Aia kekahi mau maʻi genetic i ʻike ʻia i loko o nā lio, e like me Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (EPSM), Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP), Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalies (MCOA), a me Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal. Asthenia (HERDA). Hiki i kēia mau maʻi ke loaʻa nā hōʻailona like ʻole, mai ka nāwaliwali o ka ʻiʻo a me ka ʻoʻoleʻa i nā ʻili ʻili a me nā pilikia ʻike.
Hiki paha i nā Ponie kiʻekiʻe?
ʻOiai ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo Highland Ponies he ʻano paʻakikī a olakino hoʻi, ʻaʻole palekana lākou i nā maʻi genetic. Eia nō naʻe, ma muli o ko lākou kūlana ma ke ʻano he ʻano kakaʻikahi, aia ka ʻike liʻiliʻi e pili ana i ka laha ʻana o nā maʻi genetic ma Highland Ponies. He mea nui i nā mea hānai a me nā mea nona ka ʻike i nā pilikia e hiki mai ana a e hana i nā hana e hōʻemi i ka hiki ke hoʻoili ʻia nā maʻi genetic i nā hanauna e hiki mai ana.
ʻO ka Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
ʻO ka EPSM kahi maʻi e pili ana i ke ʻano o ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana o nā lio i nā ʻakika, e alakaʻi ana i ka pōʻino a me ka nāwaliwali. ʻOiai ke ʻike ʻia nei ka EPSM ma nā ʻano ʻano ʻano like ʻole, ua ʻike ʻia ʻo ia ka pilikia ma Highland Ponies ma muli o ko lākou makemake e mālama i ka momona. ʻO ka mālama pono ʻana i ka meaʻai a ka lio a me ke ʻano hoʻoikaika kino hiki ke kōkua i ka pale a mālama i kēia maʻi.
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
ʻO ka HYPP kahi maʻi maʻi e pili ana i ke ʻano o ka hoʻoponopono ʻana o ka potassium i loko o nā ʻiʻo o ka lio, e alakaʻi ana i nā manawa o ka nāwaliwali o ka ʻiʻo a me ka lolo. ʻOiai ʻike pinepine ʻia ka HYPP ma Quarter Horses, aia kekahi mau hōʻike o ke kūlana ma Highland Ponies kekahi. Hiki ke kōkua i ka ho'āʻo ʻana i nā mea hoʻohua no ka gene HYPP e hōʻemi i ka pilikia o ka hele ʻana i ke ʻano i nā keiki.
ʻO ka Immunodeficiency hui pū ʻia
ʻO ka SCID kahi maʻi e pili ana i ka ʻōnaehana pale o ka lio, e maʻalahi ai lākou i nā maʻi a me nā pilikia olakino ʻē aʻe. ʻOiai ua ʻike ʻia ʻo SCID ma nā ʻano he nui, me nā Arabians a me Thoroughbreds, ʻaʻohe hōʻike o ke kūlana ma Highland Ponies a hiki i kēia lā.
Anomalia Ocular Congenital lehulehu
ʻO ka MCOA he pūʻulu o nā maʻi genetic e pili ana i nā maka o ka lio, e alakaʻi ana i ka nui o nā pilikia ʻike a me nā pilikia ʻē aʻe. ʻOiai ua ʻike ʻia ka MCOA ma nā ʻano ʻano he nui, ʻaʻohe hōʻike o ke kūlana ma Highland Ponies a hiki i kēia lā.
Hoʻoilina Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia
ʻO ka HERDA kahi maʻi e pili ana i ka ʻili o ka lio, e alakaʻi ana i ka hoʻokumu ʻana i nā ʻeha ʻeha a me nā pilikia ʻē aʻe o ka ʻili. ʻOiai ua ʻike ʻia ʻo HERDA ma nā ʻano he nui, e like me Quarter Horses a Paint Horses, ʻaʻohe hōʻike o ke kūlana ma Highland Ponies a hiki i kēia lā.
Ka Hopena: Hoʻoholo i ka pilikia
ʻOiai he haʻahaʻa paha ka pilikia o nā maʻi genetic ma Highland Ponies, he mea nui i nā mea hoʻohua a me nā mea nona ka ʻike i nā pilikia e hiki mai ana a e hana i nā hana e hōʻemi i ka hiki ke hoʻoili ʻia kēia mau kūlana i nā hanauna e hiki mai ana. Hiki i kēia ke ho'okomo i ke koho pono o ka mea hānai, ka ho'ā'o genetic, a me ka mālama pono 'ana i ka 'ai a ka lio a me ka ho'oikaika kino.
Ka Hopena: Mālama i ke Ola
Ma waho aʻe o ka pale ʻana a me ka mālama ʻana i nā maʻi genetic, he mea nui i ka poʻe nona Highland Pony e hana i nā hana e mālama ai i ke olakino a me ka maikaʻi o kā lākou lio. Hiki i kēia ke hoʻokomo i ka nānā holoholona maʻamau, ka meaʻai kūpono, a me ka hoʻoikaika kino a me ke aʻo ʻana. Ma ka lawe ʻana i kahi hoʻokokoke kūpono i ke olakino o ko lākou lio, hiki i nā mea nona ke kōkua e hōʻoia i ko lākou Highland Pony e noho mau ana i hoa olakino a hauʻoli no nā makahiki he nui e hiki mai ana.