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A coordinated approach to equine insulin dysregulation

A coordinated approach to equine insulin dysregulation

October 20, 2022

Insulin dysregulation (ID) is the presence of one or more of the following: basal or fasting hyperinsulinemia, tissue insulin resistance, or exaggerated insulin response to ingested nonstructural carbohydrates (i.e. starch, simple sugars, and fructans, and/or exaggerated insulin response to intravenously provided simple sugars). Horses or ponies with ID are at increased risk of laminitis, and diet is central to managing any animal with ID.
Identifying and assessing large animal zoonoses
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Identifying and assessing large animal zoonoses

June 30, 2022

July 6 is World Zoonoses Day and now, more than ever, awareness of these diseases is vital. Zoonoses, as you know, are diseases that are able to pass between people and animals. Education and knowledge of such diseases are important for not just the practitioner’s and veterinary health care team’s overall wellbeing but also being able to impart such information to our clients should their pet or animal be diagnosed with a zoonotic disease.
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