Laminitis: Difference between revisions

Whilst diet has long been known to be linked to laminitis, there is emerging evidence that breed and body condition also play a role.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Laminitis: Risk Factors and Outcome in a Group of Danish Horses |journal=Journal of Equine Veterinary Science |volume=53 |pages=68–73 |year=2017 |last1=Luthersson |first1=Nanna |last2=Mannfalk |first2=Maria |last3=Parkin |first3=Tim D.H |last4=Harris |first4=Patricia | name-list-format = vanc | doi = 10.1016/j.jevs.2016.03.006 |url=http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/133906/7/133906.pdf }}</ref> Levels of hormones, particularly [[adiponectin]], and serum [[insulin]] are also implicated, opening up new possibilities for developing early prognostic tests and risk assessments.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Menzies-Gow NJ, Harris PA, Elliott J | title = Prospective cohort study evaluating risk factors for the development of pasture-associated laminitis in the United Kingdom | journal = Equine Veterinary Journal | volume = 49 | issue = 3 | pages = 300–306 | date = May 2017 | pmid = 27363591 | doi = 10.1111/evj.12606 | url = https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10493/1/10493.pdf }}</ref>