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Monday, November 11, 2019

Disorders Of Metabolism

Courtesy of Kansas State University
There is a long-recognized syndrome is middle-aged horses characterized by founder (laminitis) and obesity. The characteristic appearance is an overweight, “easy-keeper” horse with a cresty neck and abnormal distribution of fat over the neck, rump, and prepuce/udder. It is difficult for these horses to lose weight with dietary restriction and mares do not often breed successfully.

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