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In mares, obesity is associated with continuous reproductive activity during the non-breeding season. To investigate the effect of obesity and associated alterations in metabolic parameters on the oestrous cycle, two related studies were conducted. In Experiment 1, obese (body condition score > 7) mares were fed ad libitum or were moderately feed restricted during the late summer and autumn months. Feed restriction did not alter the proportion of mares entering seasonal anoestrus. However, obese mares exhibited a significantly longer duration of the oestrous cycle, significant increases in circulating concentrations of leptin and insulin, and decreased insulin sensitivity and concentrations of thyroxine compared with feed-restricted mares throughout the experiment. Experiment 2 was designed to investigate the effects of administration of the insulin-sensitising drug metformin hydrochloride on insulin sensitivity and the characteristics of the oestrous cycle in obese mares. In a dose–response trial, metformin increased insulin sensitivity after 30 days following administration of 3 g day –1 , but not 6 or 9 g day –1 , compared with controls receiving vehicle only. However, there were no differences in insulin sensitivity or oestrous cycle characteristics between control and metformin-treated groups when the 3 g day –1 dose was tested for a longer period of 2 months. These results demonstrate that obesity is associated with aberrations in the oestrous cycle and perturbations in several markers of metabolic status. The results also indicate that metformin is not an effective long-term monotherapy for increasing insulin sensitivity in horses at the doses tested. Additional studies are needed to examine possible effects of increasing insulin sensitivity on reproductive activity in obese mares.
Reproduction Fertility and Development – CSIRO Publishing
Published: Jun 9, 2006
Keywords: horse, insulin resistance, reproduction.
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