Developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) can be loosely defined as any musculoskeletal disorder that occurs in the young animal as a result of growth and maturation.
Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body's cells become less sensitive to the insulin that is being produced. Insulin is a hormone that is secreted or produced and released from the pancreas.
Polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) is a muscle disease that occurs in many different breeds of horse, though primarily in Quarter Horses, Paint Horses and Appaloosas.
Credit: Thinkstock Because nutrition influences each stage of the broodmare’s production cycle, nutritional management may, in many ways, determine the success of the breeding program.
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