Does Skeletal Muscle Inflammation Lead to Hyperinsulinemia?
Katie Navarra
August 30, 2016
Researchers could not identify a positive relationship between inflammation and obesity or insulin resistance in horses.
Researchers could not identify a positive relationship between inflammation and obesity or insulin resistance in horses.
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The event is designed to teach owners how nutrition can affect their horses’ health and longevity.
None of the 26 study horses suffered nephrosplenic entrapment recurrence following surgery.
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More than 50% of respondents said they feed grain, concentrates, complete feeds, or supplements twice each day.
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