“EMS” was adopted as the name for this condition because it has gained wide acceptance and is appropriate when used to define a clinical syndrome unique to equids.
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equine metabolic syndrome
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EMS
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Obesity has been associated with reduced insulin sensitivity in horses and ponies, although some obese horses have normal insulin sensitivity.
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Obesity has been associated with reduced insulin sensitivity in horses and ponies, although some obese horses have normal insulin sensitivity.
Laminitis can be experimentally induced by infusing supraphysiological amounts of insulin intravenously over 2 to 3 days.
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the condition can be experimentally induced by infusing supraphysiological amounts of insulin IV over 2–3 days
Equine metabolic syndrome is a clinical syndrome in equids whose principal phenotype includes increased adiposity, insulin resistance, and a predisposition toward laminitis.
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The panel proposed that the EMS phenotype for the majority of affected equids should include: Increased adiposity ... IR ... A predisposition toward laminitis.
A neck circumference-to-height at withers ratio greater than 0.71 was used to predict development of pasture-associated laminitis in ponies.
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The neck circumference-to-height at withers ratio was recently used to predict the development of pasture-associated laminitis in ponies and a cut-off value of >0.71 was established.
Insulin resistance and/or hyperinsulinemia predispose ponies to pasture-associated laminitis.
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We are limited at present to the knowledge that IR and/or hyperinsulinemia predispose ponies to pasture-associated laminitis