New Weight Loss Program for EMS Horses a Welcomed Success
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
April 25, 2013
Researchers recently tested a weight loss plan designed for horses with EMS and had positive results.
Researchers recently tested a weight loss plan designed for horses with EMS and had positive results.
How can you reduce iron overload in horses that already are insulin resistant and have foundered?
An oral sugar test might provide a more convenient means of screening horses for hyperinsulinemia.
In this UK Lecture Series video, Dr. Amanda Adams defines equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), explains how the EMS horse is more than “just a fat horse,” and presents new treatment and management approaches for this ever-expanding equine condition.
Equine metabolic syndrome can put pregnant mares in an especially precarious in situation.
Miniature Horses are more susceptible to some health problems than their larger counterparts.
The lecture will focus on diagnosis and management of metabolic disorders, such as EMS and PPID.
The programs will highlight industry research findings, reproduction topics, and horse management issues.
Dr. Schultz’s thesis project focuses on the epidemiology and genetic basis of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).
Endocrinology researchers met to discuss equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and equine Cushing’s disease (PPID).
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s disease) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in horses and can cause secondary issues, including laminitis. But, proper supportive care can offer comfort to many PPID horses.
Moderate exercise increased insulin sensitivity in healthy horses, thus reducing insulin resistance risk.
Martin Nielsen, DVM, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, and Amanda Adams, PhD, will present at the conference.
Adams hopes to better understand why EMS occurs and to find a safe and effective way to treat the disease.
The new test correlated well with the conventional insulin-sensitivity test and it was repeatable.
Eleanor Kellon, VMD, of Uckele Health & Nutrition, shares her thoughts on insulin resistance in horses.
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