Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention

The aim of this review was to investigate the possible causes and factors related to insulin resistance. The horse is a grazing animal but domestic horses are today sometimes fed large amounts of grains and concentrates rich in starch and sugars, which leads to an increased risk of developing ins...

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Autor principal: Maurer, Sophie
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Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12188/
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description The aim of this review was to investigate the possible causes and factors related to insulin resistance. The horse is a grazing animal but domestic horses are today sometimes fed large amounts of grains and concentrates rich in starch and sugars, which leads to an increased risk of developing insulin resistance. Some horses seem more prone to develop insulin resistance than others and factors affecting the susceptibility are age, sex, breed, and diet. In addition to insulin resistance, related diseases like obesity, laminitis, osteochondrosis and exertional rhabdomyolosis as well as the impact of training, starch digestion and preventive measures are discussed. In summary, a balanced energy intake is the most important preventive measure when it comes to insulin resistance. Effort should also be placed on improving the animals' body condition through exercise.
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spelling RepoSLU121882017-11-06T08:47:28Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12188/ Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention Maurer, Sophie Animal feeding The aim of this review was to investigate the possible causes and factors related to insulin resistance. The horse is a grazing animal but domestic horses are today sometimes fed large amounts of grains and concentrates rich in starch and sugars, which leads to an increased risk of developing insulin resistance. Some horses seem more prone to develop insulin resistance than others and factors affecting the susceptibility are age, sex, breed, and diet. In addition to insulin resistance, related diseases like obesity, laminitis, osteochondrosis and exertional rhabdomyolosis as well as the impact of training, starch digestion and preventive measures are discussed. In summary, a balanced energy intake is the most important preventive measure when it comes to insulin resistance. Effort should also be placed on improving the animals' body condition through exercise. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att utreda vilka faktorer som spelar in vid utveckling av insulinresistens. Evolutionärt sett är hästen ett betande djur och övergången till att bli domesticerat har bland annat inneburit en delvis ändrad diet. Uppstallade hästar får ofta ren spannmål eller spannmålsbaserade koncentrat som komplement till grovfodret vilket beroende på utfodrad mängd kan leda till foderrelaterade sjukdomar som insulinresistens. Vissa hästar har sämre förmåga än andra att stå emot stora mängder stärkelse och socker och faktorer som kan spela in vid utveckling av insulinresistens är utfodring, ålder, kön och ras. Insulinresistens är i sin tur kopplat till sjukdomar som fetma, osteokondros, fång och korsförlamning, men kan förebyggas genom daglig träning och genom en balanserad foderstat där intaget täcker hästens behov av näringsämnen. 2008-08-22 Other NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12188/1/maurer_s_171106.pdf Maurer, Sophie, 2007. Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention. UNSPECIFIED, Uppsala. Uppsala: (VH) > Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management (until 231231) <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-650.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-8580 eng
spellingShingle Animal feeding
Maurer, Sophie
Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention
title Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention
title_full Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention
title_fullStr Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention
title_full_unstemmed Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention
title_short Insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention
title_sort insulin resistance in horses; causes, development and prevention
topic Animal feeding
url https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12188/
https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12188/