Metabolism
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Managing Equine Cushing's Disease
Certain feeding strategies can help your horse weather equine Cushing's disease.
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Similar but Different: Equine Cushing's Disease and EMS
Test for the common endocrine disorders Cushing's disease and equine metabolic syndrome and treat accordingly.
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Equine Metabolism
The horse's metabolic processes provide the body with the fuels it needs to sustain itself.
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Insulin Resistance and Iron Overload
April 23, 2013
How can you reduce iron overload in horses that already are insulin resistant and have foundered?... Read More
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Managing Equine Cushing's Disease
June 01, 2012
Certain feeding strategies can help your horse weather equine Cushing's disease.... Read More
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Similar but Different: Equine Cushing's Disease and EMS
June 01, 2012
Test for the common endocrine disorders Cushing's disease and equine metabolic syndrome and treat accordingly.... Read More
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Commentary: Considerations for the IR Horse
March 11, 2012
Eleanor Kellon, VMD, of Uckele Health & Nutrition, shares her thoughts on insulin resistance in horses.... Read More
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Top Medicine Studies of 2011 (AAEP 2011)
February 15, 2012
A wrap-up of the most important, interesting, or applicable studies to equine medicine from Dr. Steve Reed.... Read More
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Equine Metabolism
February 01, 2012
The horse's metabolic processes provide the body with the fuels it needs to sustain itself.... Read More
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Risk Factors for Elimination During Endurance Rides Examined
September 21, 2011
Researchers examined which factors--such as lameness--prompt endurance horses' elimination from competition.... Read More
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Insulin Sensitivity Changes in Pregnant Mares
September 19, 2011
Researchers recently set out to examine how pregnancy impacts insulin sensitivity and glucose levels.... Read More
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Chronic Equine Weight Loss
January 01, 2011
A methodical evaluation of affected horses is more important than the lengthy list of possible diagnoses.... Read More
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Fit or Fat? (Equine Body Condition)
November 01, 2010
Most owners get mixed results the first time they try to assess their horse using the Henneke body condition scale. However, it is a useful tool every conscientious owner should master.... Read More
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The Disease of Obesity in Horses
September 01, 2010
Obesity can cause reproduction problems, bone and joint stress, insulin resistance, laminitis, and more.... Read More
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TheHorse.com en Español: El Otoño Trae Desafío Para el Diagnóstico y Manejo de la Enfermedad de Cushing
October 13, 2009
This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Keep an eye on... Read More
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Thoroughbreds Could Contribute to Human Diabetes Research
August 10, 2009
Not only can Thoroughbreds provide hours of entertainment for racing enthusiasts, they could also play an invaluable role in understanding obesity and Type 2 diabetes in humans, reports a group of Irish researchers. "Over the past 400... Read More
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Finding and Testing Low-Sugar Forage
May 14, 2007
Did the brown, stemmy, overmature hay you thought was perfect for your easy keepers make them even fatter? ... Read More
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Warming Up to the Idea
February 01, 2007
Riders understand the importance of warming up as a way to ready the horse's mind and body for the challenges ahead, but there is more to a warm-up than simple preparation. Correctly done, prior exercise substantially benefits physical performance... Read More
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Anatomy and Physiology Part 11: Of Blood and Breath
November 01, 2006
There are few similarities between horses and automobiles, but in a manner of speaking, the horse's circulatory and respiratory systems constitute its engine. The food a horse consumes is its fuel. The fuel is converted into nutritional energy that... Read More
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An Equine Athlete's Heart
September 14, 2006
Trainers, owners, and researchers have long pondered the effects of a large heart (one that is naturally occurring and not a result of disease), and have even attempted to use heart size as a predictor of athletic ability.... Read More
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EMND and Glucose Metabolism
October 01, 2005
Study results indicate horses with equine lower motor disease (EMND) had an increased glucose metabolism rate.... Read More
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Feed Label Laws
August 03, 2005
Oregon implemented a provisional equine feed label law on June 1 that would allow feed manufacturers to add non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) to the list of nutrient requirements already found on feed bags in that state. Adding NSC to the feed... Read More
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A Closer Look at Insulin
April 01, 2005
When you think of insulin, you might think first of humans and diabetes. But horses have insulin, too ... ... Read More
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Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Horses
March 03, 2005
Equine nutritionists and wise horse owners have long known that obesity in horses is not a good thing. The obese horse often is incapable of performing even moderate tasks without becoming exhausted and, as a result, placing itself in danger of... Read More
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Equine Metabolic Syndrome
October 01, 2004
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), Cushing's disease, insulin resistance (IR), glucose intolerance, and glycemic indices of feeds have gotten a lot of press lately. The terms are taken from the human literature, where they have very specific... Read More
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Endurance and Endotoxemia
July 01, 2004
Endotoxemia in horses is usually associated with severe infections, inflammation, and colic. Endotoxin from intestinal bacteria activates release of inflammatory mediators such as thromboxane B2 (TxB2), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha),... Read More
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Cushing's Disease and Laminitis--Not Just Old Horses
April 01, 2004
Researchers recently revealed that Cushing's disease is a major contributing factor to laminitis among horses in a primary care veterinary practice, and that the median age of laminitic Cushing's horses was 151/2years--disproving tha... Read More
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Diet: When Horses Need Less Carbs
April 01, 2004
Research suggests some horses (growing foals, laminitic horses, etc.) could do well on low-glycemic diets. ... Read More
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