Key result
Ponies are markedly insensitive to insulin compared to larger horses, increasing triglyceride mobilization and susceptibility to hyperlipaemia during negative energy balance.
Population
Horses and ponies
Design
Other
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May warrant closer monitoring of ponies in negative energy balance; leaves open prospective validation of insulin sensitivity differences.
Innate insulin insensitivity in ponies compared to larger horses may explain their increased susceptibility to stress-induced hyperlipaemia.
JEFFCOTT et al. (1985) conducted a review in Hyperlipaemia. Pony breed vs. Larger horses was evaluated on Insulin sensitivity and triglyceride mobilization. Ponies are markedly insensitive to insulin compared to larger horses, increasing triglyceride mobilization and susceptibility to hyperlipaemia during negative energy balance.
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