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Obese Horses

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Image  by boliyou via Wikimedia Commons 

Abigail Harms, an undergraduate student at Beloit College working with Dr. Kathryn Johnson, also presented her research today at the Experimental Biology 2019 conference examining the effects of obesity in horses. Just like humans and pets, horses are increasingly becoming obese. Her research is seeking ways to measure hormonal changes that occur with obesity in different breeds of horses.

 

Categories: Diet and Exercise, Nature's Solutions, Pets, Physiology on the Road, Urbanization

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