Equine obesity and its role in insulin resistance, inflammation and risk for laminitis
The present studies were conducted to determine the effects of obesity on insulin resistance, inflammatory state and risk for laminitis, and the effectiveness of exercise training to reduce obesity and insulin resistance in equids. Practical methods of assessing adiposity were developed and verified...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28382 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07242008-093620/ |