Publications by authors named "Elisabeth Beythien"
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- The study examined the effects of dietary L-arginine on early conceptus growth in pregnant Warmblood mares.
- Mares were given either an arginine-supplemented diet or a control diet, with various measurements taken via ultrasound throughout pregnancy.
- While L-arginine did not significantly affect embryo size or hormone levels, some indicators suggested it may support embryonic growth during early placentation.
In pregnant mares, peripheral insulin antagonism channels glucose preferentially to the foetus. On the other hand, horses reduce their metabolic activity in winter. Taking these aspects of equine pregnancy and metabolism together, we hypothesized that glucose clearance from blood and the insulin response to glucose do not only change throughout gestation but also with season.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeasonal changes in metabolic rate have been shown in horses and we hypothesized that this leads to the birth of smaller foals early in the year. Mares and their foals were assigned to three groups by day of foaling within the year (e.g.
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