Results: 3

Adiposity and weight gain in Mangalarga Marchador horses subjected to hypercaloric diet

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (3), 2020
In recent years, several researchers have been studying obesity in national horse breeds; however, no studies demonstrating the dynamic of body and regional fat accumulation (adiposity) Mangalarga Marchador horses subjected to hypercaloric diets have been found. This study aimed to characterize the depos...

Insulin dysregulation in horses with induced obesity

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (1), 2020
Insulin deregulation (ID) is a central player in the pathophysiology of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), which is associated with generalized and/or regional obesity. The objective of this experiment was to characterize the alterations in the hormonal profile in horses exposed to a hypercaloric diet. A t...

Lipidograma e sensibilidade à insulina em éguas Mangalarga Marchador

A dislipidemia é um achado comum, porém não determinante, na síndrome metabólica equina (SME). O objetivo do presente trabalho foi caracterizar a dislipidemia em animais obesos com risco de SME. Para isso, 18 éguas foram alocadas em grupos, de acordo com escore corporal (EC) de 1 a 9: no grupo idea...