Simple Summary Artificial reproduction techniques (ART) are used widely in human
medicine to overcome infertility, with about one in seven couples being concerned in the …

Insulin resistance (IR) is a component of certain metabolic conditions and a risk factor for the
development of several diseases of humans and domestic animals, including Equus …

Recent studies associate obesity and insulin resistance in horses with development of
abnormal reproductive function and debilitating laminitis. The factors contributing to insulin …

In mares, obesity is associated with continuous reproductive activity during the non-breeding
season. To investigate the effect of obesity and associated alterations in metabolic …

Specific quantitative methods for determining insulin resistance have been applied to
obesity, activity/inactivity, reproductive efficiency, and exercise in horses, but only …

Objective—To determine whether an inflammatory challenge induces insulin resistance in
horses and examine possible contributions of adipose tissue to inflammatory cytokine …

Ex situ populations of endangered species such as the black rhinoceros play an important
role in global conservation strategies. However, the European captive population of eastern …

Obesity is associated with disrupted reproductive cycles in mares, but the impact of obesity
on follicles and oocytes has received minimal attention. We investigated the impact of …

Obesity is a growing welfare concern in modern equine populations and predisposes horses
to disturbances in energy metabolism such as insulin dysregulation. However, equine …

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether excessive body fat and altered
metabolic hormone concentrations in the circulation were associated with ovarian acyclicity …