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Metabolic

Vet In Discussion With Horse Owner
September 11, 2018

Blocking Certain Hormones: Key to Equine Laminitis?

Horses and ponies with insulin dysregulation produce too much insulin in response to dietary carbohydrates and, over time, often Read more
Woman feeding a horse in a stall
August 29, 2018

Management Decisions Affect Muscle Health in Racehorses

Muscle problems, especially different forms of tying-up, can significantly, and sometimes permanently, sideline racehorses. Though the prevalence of recurrent Read more
Vet In Discussion With Horse Owner
August 17, 2018

Stem Cell Therapy for Equine Metabolic Syndrome

Traditionally used to help horses with tendon, ligament, or joint injuries, stem cell technology reportedly has a much further Read more
Horse grazing in field
August 10, 2018

Can Body Shape Predict Metabolic Issues in Horses?

Imagine this superpower: scanning a herd of horses and reliably choosing which ones will be beset with metabolic challenges. Read more
Racehorse exercising on track
October 30, 2017

Are There Advantages to Feeding High-Fat Diets to Racehorses?

Consuming a fat-supplemented diet altered the insulin response after feeding, and this may have prevented a fall in blood Read more
Horse eating hay in barn
August 22, 2017

What Is the Effect of a High-Fat Diet on Insulin Sensitivity in Older Horses?

This study was designed to examine whether short term adaptation to a high fat diet would affect insulin sensitivity Read more
Horse eating grain in a stall
July 06, 2017

High-Fat, High-Fiber Diets May Help Horses with Insulin Dysregulation

Researchers have spent considerable time crafting diets for horses either suffering from or susceptible to insulin dsyregulation and therefore Read more
Horses grazing in pasture
June 16, 2017

Turnout Tips: When’s Best to Graze?

The level of fructan in forage varies depending on type of grass or legume, time of day, season, and Read more
Horse eating hay
May 02, 2017

Fat Pads in Horses

Abnormal depositions of fatty tissue are referred to as fat pads or patchy fat. Their development, regardless of a Read more
Fat chestnut horse
April 05, 2017

Metabolic Syndrome in Horses: Use of Sweeteners Studied

The study results showed that stevioside was well tolerated in EMS horses because the plant-derived sweetener did not induce Read more
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