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Normal lamellar region Endocrinopathic Laminitis
Causes
Endocrinopathic Laminitis andEquine Metabolic Syndrome
What is Laminitis?
Lamellae forming a dysplastic lamellar wedgedue to tissue damage.
Conditions that cause insulin resistance greatly increase the risk ofendocrinopathic laminitis.
Lamellar epidermal cells undergo a wound healing response during laminitis thatresults in the generation of "lamellar wedge". This tissue does not replace themechanical functions of the original lamellae, might aggravate associated bone,vascular, and neural pathologies.
Broodmares might be at particular risk for EL due to thephysiological decrease in insulin sensitivity associated withpregnancy.
Signs of Laminitis Shifting weight lameness
Increased heat in affected feet
Bounding digital pulses
Cushing's Disease
Prevention
Equine Metabloic Syndrome, Cushing's Disease, obesity, andHyperinsulinemia should be controlled prior to breeding mares.
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