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VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-EQUINE PRACTICE
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 343-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2016.04.010
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Horse; Aged; Geriatric; Nutrition; PPID; Obesity; Weight loss
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Leisure animals now comprise the majority of working horses in industrialized nations; a shift that has decreased workloads yet improved veterinary care and lifetime health. Although many horses now progress well into their 20s without any requirement for dietary modification, age-related changes are insidious, and older animals benefit from regular veterinary monitoring to identify, address, and ameliorate the inevitable onset of age-related disease. Basal metabolic rate decreases with age; older animals expend less energy on controlled exercise, and there can be an increased propensity toward the development of obesity, which needs to be recognized and managed.
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