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Table 1 Feed types provided preceding a bout of laminitis and for the following 42 days in horses that showed a fast (n = 27) or slow (n = 10) improvement in clinical signs. The numerals represent the number of horses fed a particular feed type

From: Demographic, morphologic, hormonal and metabolic factors associated with the rate of improvement from equine hyperinsulinaemia-associated laminitis

Group

Feed type

Day of study

−14 to − 1

0 to 9

10 to 14

15 to 25

26 to 42

Fast

Hay

26

27

27

25

26

Pasture

14

0

5

6

8

Succulentsa

13

0

0

0

0

Concentrates/pellets

6

0

0

2

2

Forageb

7

0

3

3

6

Grains

5

0

0

0

0

Silage/haylage

3

0

1

0

1

Slow

Hay

9

10

10

8

10

Pasture

3

0

0

1

1

Succulents

3

0

0

0

0

Concentrates/pellets

3

0

0

0

1

Forage

2

0

1

2

1

Grains

4

0

0

0

0

Silage/haylage

2

0

0

0

0

  1. aMainly carrots, but occasionally other root crops with a high water content
  2. bGrass or other plants such as clover or lucerne (alfalfa) cut and dried for fodder