The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Horses’ Nutrition—A Review [PDF]
AnimalsThis narrative review presents examples of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in horse nutrition. Fats are essential in equine nutrition, serving not only as an energy source but also as functional components influencing health.
Julia Bronś +6 more
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Metabolic effects and pharmacokinetics of oral cannabidiol (CBD) in Connemara ponies following 21 days of treatment [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionCannabidiol (CBD) has gained interest in equine medicine due to its potential therapeutic effects. Preclinical studies suggest that CBD may influence metabolic pathways relevant to metabolic syndrome, which present in both human and equine ...
Kata Wermer +11 more
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Reining in equine metabolic syndrome : a gluttony of challenges
The Veterinary Journal, 2013 We humans are complicated creatures. Despite remarkable intellect, a fearsome ability to push boundaries and superior survival mechanisms, we are at times our own worst enemy.
de Laat, Melody A.
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Cardiovascular findings in ponies with equine metabolic syndrome
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2017 OBJECTIVE To determine whether hypertension, high sympathetic tone, resting and exercising arrhythmias, and echocardiographic changes consistent with hypertensive cardiomyopathy were associated with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) in ponies.
Johannes H. van der Kolk +9 more
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Use of principle component analysis to quantitatively score the equine metabolic syndrome phenotype in an Arabian horse population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), like human metabolic syndrome, comprises a collection of clinical signs related to obesity, insulin dysregulation and susceptibility to secondary inflammatory disease.
Samantha L Lewis +4 more
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Influence of functional nutrients on insulin resistance in horses with equine metabolic syndrome [PDF]
Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2014 The obesity is a rising health problem both in veterinary and human medicine. In equine medicine excessive body weight is frequently related to insulin resistance and laminitis as is defined as equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).
Krzysztof Marycz, Eberhard Moll and Jakub Grzesiak
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Equine metabolic syndrome [PDF]
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 2009 Obese horses with insulin resistance are often also afflicted with laminitis. Horses with these symptoms are given the diagnosis equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). Signs of insulin resistance are excessive accumulation of adipose tissue on the neck, around
Lindbäck, Michaela
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A practical approach to hyperinsulinaemia in horses with equine metabolic syndrome
Equine Veterinary EducationLaminitis associated with hyperinsulinaemia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in horses with equine metabolic syndrome. The diagnosis and management of hyperinsulinaemia are therefore critical to prevent the development of laminitis. This
T. Sundra +3 more
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Effects of equine metabolic syndrome on inflammation and acute-phase markers in horses.
Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 2020 Obesity and metabolic disorders are associated with systemic low-grade chronic inflammation, both in humans and animals. The aim of the study is to assess the effects of obesity and hyperinsulinemia on individual components of the acute-phase reaction in
A. Żak +8 more
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Assessment of the FAM174A 11G allele as a risk allele for equine metabolic syndrome
Animal Genetics, 2020 FAM174A genotype and phenotype data as presented in Animal Genetics manuscript "Assessment of the FAM174A 11G allele as a risk allele for equine metabolic ...
Elaine Norton
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