Evaluation of genetic and metabolic predispositions and nutritional risk factors for pasture-associated laminitis in ponies

Abstract

Prelaminitic metabolic syndrome in apparently healthy ponies is comparable to metabolic syndromes in humans and is the first such set of risk factors to be supported by data in equids. Prelaminitic metabolic syndrome identifies ponies requiring special management, such as avoiding high starch intake that exacerbates insulin resistance.