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Diet and Laminitis – No Link to Fructan
Horses and ponies, donkeys and mules, may develop laminitis on diets based on either hay or pasture. The cause isn’t fructan. It isn’t hind gut acidosis. Here’s the science. The AAEP’s Laminitis Working Group did a four year study with … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged EMS, ESC, fructan, horses, insulin, Laminitis, PPID, starch, Supplements
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The Seasonal ACTH Rise
ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone, is produced by the pituitary gland. It’s function is to trigger cortisol release from the adrenal gland. Every year in the fall there is a temporary increase in the amount of ACTH produced. For most horses this … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged ACTH, autumn, Laminitis, pergolid4e, PPID, seasonal rise, testing
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The Real Cause of PAL – Pasture-Associated Laminitis
It isn’t fructan. It isn’t hind gut acidosis. Here’s the science. The AAEP’s Laminitis Working Group did a four year study with the goal of identifying laminitis risks. Other than diet, EMS pattern obesity, known EMS or PPID and use … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged acidosis, EMS, fermentation, fructan, insulin, Laminitis, PAL, pasture, pasture associated laminitis, PPID
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Hard Keepers
Overweight horses are grabbing all the headlines but horses that tend to be very thin can also be a major headache for their owners. While obesity is clearly to be avoided, there is such a thing as too thin. Photo: … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged enzymes, fat, hard keepers, Hay, parasites, PPID, probiotic, teeth, weight
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Hormonal Laminitis – What It’s Not
At the NO Laminitis Conference last year I spent several hours talking about what insulin related laminitis is not. A paper just published in The Veterinary Journal (Patterson-Kane et al) called Paradigm shifts in understanding equine laminitis does the same … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged bacterial toxins, basement membrane, diet, EMS, endothelin-1, hormonal, IGF-1, Inflammation, insulin, Laminitis, MMP, nitric acid, NSAIDs, PPID, Vasoconstriction
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“Natural is Better” Wars
There are so many labels available to describe the individual interests in this debate that it’s very difficult to even frame a simple sentence that describes it. A workable approximation for my purposes here is to define “natural” as substances … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged Acetyl L-Carnitine, chondroitin, drugs, ergot, HMB, holistic, Jiaogulan, L-leucine, life span, natural, pergolide, pharmaceuticals, PPID, salicin, Spirulina, Toxicity
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Late Summer Weight Loss
Weight loss in late summer is a fairly common problem. It can have many different causes and pinpointing the reason is obviously central to successful resolution. from: University of Minnesota Cumulative effects of dehydration is a common cause. With mild … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, cushings, dehydration, fecal exam, parasites, pasture quality, PPID, Protein, salt, summer, weight loss
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Care of the Cushing’s Horse
Since the 1960s when reports of equine pituitary adenomas and their systemic consequences appeared in the literature, our understanding of Cushing’s disease (pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction or PPID) and the insulin resistance it causes has grown tremendously. Despite this, there … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged . equine, ACTH, cause, cushings, cyproheptadine, diet, dosing, Laminitis, pergolide, POMC, PPID, treatment
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