Effect of a long-term high-energy diet on cardiovascular parameters in Shetland pony mares.

Nicky M M d' FonsecaMartjin BeukersInge D WijnbergCristobal Navas de SolisMarta de Ruijter-VillaniDavid A van DoornTom A E StoutEllen Roelfsema

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2021)

Ingesting a HE diet first induced minor changes in BP, and progressed to left-sided cardiac hypertrophy in Shetland pony mares. These findings are of interest given the increasing incidence of obesity in horses.

Keyphrases

weight loss
physical activity
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high glucose
diabetic rats
type diabetes
risk factors
weight gain
drug induced
body mass index
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue