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- Title
Auswirkungen von Fütterungs- und Bewegungsänderungen auf das Equine Metabolische Syndrom (EMS).
- Authors
Gehlen, Heidrun; Liertz, Sarah; Merle, Roswitha
- Abstract
In horses, reduced insulin sensitivity, obesity or abnormal fat distribution and a predisposition to laminitis occur collectively and are summarized as equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). The incidence of the disease is increasing not only in humans but also in horses, and in addition to dietary measures for weight reduction, various drug therapy approaches from human medicine are being pursued as treatment. The aim of this work was to analyze the influence of signalment and management (exercise and feeding) as well as the severity of obesity on the EMS and to determine whether a change in management can or should improve the equine metabolic syndrome or if a reversibility of the EMS factors occurs. For this purpose, 32 horses suffering from EMS were examined and the owners were surveyed about the husbandry, exercise and feeding of the horses. This was followed by an intervention phase in which all horse owners received information on how to change/optimize posture, feeding and exercise with the aim of losing weight or reducing abnormal fat deposits. Finally, a follow-up examination was carried out after three to six months. The results showed that horse management influenced the level of insulin resistance. Horses that were exercised in a controlled manner showed significantly lower degrees of severity (p = 0.002). Feeding also had a significant impact on the severity of insulin resistance. Horses fed unrestricted were moderately or highly insulin resistant (p < 0.001). Horses with severe insulin resistance also had higher heart rates (p = 0.024), as did generally obese horses (p = 0.047). The heart rate of animals with laminitis (p = 0.020) was also significantly higher. At the follow-up after the intervention, 14 of the 32 horses could be re-examined. As a result of the intervention, insulin resistance was no longer detectable in five horses. In summary, the results show that feeding and exercise have a significant influence on the development of insulin resistance in horses with EMS and that optimization in these areas can lead to a significant improvement or even to the disappearance of insulin resistance.
- Subjects
WEIGHT loss; INSULIN sensitivity; INSULIN resistance; HORSE owners; METABOLIC syndrome; HORSES; NANOMEDICINE; FEEDING tubes
- Publication
Pferdeheilkunde, 2022, Vol 38, Issue 4, p363
- ISSN
0177-7726
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21836/PEM20220406