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Background
Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, vascular dysfunction and altered cortisol metabolism both in humans and in horses.
Objectives
Evaluate the effect of weight gain induced by a haylage diet low in nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) on insulin sensitivity, blood pressure and serum cortisol concentrations.
Study design
In vivo experiment.
Methods
Nine adult Standardbred...
Background An oral sugar test (OST) using Karo® Light Corn Syrup has been developed in the USA as a field test for the assessment of insulin dysregulation in horses but the syrup is not available in Scandinavian grocery stores. The aim of the study was to compare the results of a modified OST between horses with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and healthy horses using a Scandinavian commercially available...
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