Impact of water-soaking on the nutrient composition of UK hays
| Autor: | Alexandra H A Dugdale, C. McG. Argo, Catherine M. McGowan, S. J. Mack, Ruth Morgan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Carbohydrates
Poaceae Insulin resistance Animal science Nutrient Weight loss medicine Animals Dry matter Horses Sugar Metabolic Syndrome General Veterinary business.industry Water General Medicine medicine.disease Obesity Animal Feed United Kingdom Biotechnology Equine metabolic syndrome Solubility Hay Horse Diseases medicine.symptom business Nutritive Value |
| Zdroj: | The Veterinary record. 174(18) |
| ISSN: | 2042-7670 |
| Popis: | EQUINE metabolic syndrome (EMS), defined as obesity, insulin resistance and an increased risk of laminitis, is becoming increasingly recognised as an important condition with serious welfare implications (Frank and others 2010). Dietary restriction is critical for the management of EMS, and using a low starch and sugar content diet has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese horses and ponies (Dugdale and others 2010, Argo and others 2012). Feeding hay with a non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) content of |
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