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Table 4. Plasma glucose (mmol/L), serum insulin (μU/mL), serum NEFA (μmol/L) and serum TG (mmol/L) concentrations recorded in ponies and horses during 2 years of excess energy intake (data are presented as means ± SD).

Parameter	t0		t2		t5
Parameter	Ponies	Horses	Ponies	Horses	Ponies	Horses
Glucose (mmol/L)	3.53 ± 0.64^a	4.08 ± 0.21^b	3.93 ± 0.38^ab	4.52 ± 0.23^b	4.34 ± 0.86^b	4.41 ± 0.48^b
Insulin (μU/mL)	4.26 ± 1.36^ac	6.32 ± 2.35^c	7.93 ± 5.75^abc	9.3 ± 3.18^abc	13.9 ± 14.9^b	15.1 ± 10.3^b
NEFA (μmol/L)	119 ± 117^a	337 ± 381^b	208 ± 168^ab	211 ± 89^ab	352 ± 141^b	247 ± 87^ab
TG (mmol/L)	0.49 ± 0.19^a	0.27 ± 0.09^bc	0.41 ± 0.31^ab	0.24 ± 0.05^c	0.42 ± 0.2^ab	0.31 ± 0.08^bc

Note:

Different superscript letters indicate significant differences within a row.