METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS OF A PREDISPOSITION TO LAMINITIS

摘要

A method is provided for diagnosis of a predisposition to laminitis in an ungulate animal. The method comprises measuring the levels of insulin in one or more basal samples obtained from the animal when fed a basal diet, and measuring the levels of insulin in one or more subsequent samples obtained from the animal when fed said basal diet, and additionally a source of a non-hydrolysable non-structural carbohydrate or fructose. The levels of insulin in step a) and step b) are then compared.