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Status: | Pågående |
Projektnummer: | H-18-47-390 |
Kategori: | Research program | Horse |
Ansökningsår: | 2018 |
Huvudsökande: | Johan Bröjer |
Organisation: | SLU |
E-postadress: | johan.brojer@slu.se |
Telefon: | 018-671388 |
Medsökande: | Sanna Truelsen Lindåse |
Medsökande: | null null |
Laminitis, an extremely painful disease of the equine foot, is most commonly caused by elevated insulin
concentrations in blood (hyperinsulinemia). Therefore, strategies to reduce hyperinsulinemia in horses are warranted.
Studies in obese children with insulin dysregulation and hyperinsulinemia have identified elevated levels of the
hormone glucagon in blood. To identify novel treatment strategies for preventing laminitis we compared insulin
dysregulation in the horse with that observed in humans. We found that horses with insulin dysregulation also had an
excessive glucagon secretion during an oral sugar test in a small pilot study.
If the results of the pilot study hold true also for a larger population of horses, this would be a breakthrough in the
understanding of the pathophysiology of insulin dysregulation in the horse. This opens up for medical treatment of
these horses since there are treatment strategies for an abnormal glucagon response in humans with -cell
dysregulation.
Fång, en smärtsam sjukdom som drabbas hästens hov, orsakas i de flesta fall av förhöjda koncentrationer av insulin i
blodet (hyperinsulinemi). På grund av detta samband finns det ett stort behov av att finna metoder, som minskar
graden av hyperinsulinemi hos häst.Studier utförda på överviktiga barn med störd insulinmetabolism och hyperinsulinemi har funnit förhöjda nivåer av hormonet glukagon i blodet. I likhet med dessa resultat har vår forskargrupp i en mindre pilotstudie visat att hästar med hyperinsulinemi också hade en ökad frisättning av glukagon under ett oralt glukostoleranstest.
Om vi studerar detta samband i en större hästpopulation och då påvisar samma resultat som i pilotstudien, skulle det
innebära ett stor genombrott i förståelsen om hur hyperinsulinemi uppstår hos häst. Det skulle innebära att nya
behandlingsmetoder mot hyperinsulinemi hos häst blir tillgängliga, då det redan finns behandlingsstrategier med
läkemedel vid störd glukagonmetabolism hos människa.
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The sensory attributes of the raw milk are of major importance for the quality of the resulting dairy products. Since the early 90’ies, the so-called “blueberry off-flavour” has caused severe economic consequences for affected dairy farmers. The mechanism behind is still unclear, although forages …
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This project aims at deepening knowledge about drivers of farm business development and about how different strategies for business development impact the financial outcome of the farms. These are our research questions:
1. What are the driving forces for farmers’ choices of different strategies …
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The most recent carbon footprint of Swedish pig production was presented in 2009, and no full LCA have been published in 15 years. In recent years major improvements have occurred in Swedish pig production and an updated environmental profile for Swedish pork is needed. The project will identify …
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The aim of the project is to study effects of LED-light on milk production and activity in dairy cows. The main hypotheses are that LED light allows maintained cow activity and milk production with less energy used for illumination, and that LED-light makes it possible to apply a dark period during …
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The role of liming in the crop rotation remains to be thoroughly investigated. Within two recent SLF projects, yield in sugar beet, barley and oil seed rape has been measured in the first rotation. In 2018, beets will be grown for a second time which gives us unique possibilities with the aim to …
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Swedish farmers, advisors, authorities and researchers are working together towards the same goal of Zero Eutrophication by reducing losses of nutrients and sediment from agricultural land to streams, lakes and the Baltic Sea. The Focus on Phosphorus project was carried out to test measures of …
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