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Which metabolic disorder affects the pituitary gland in horses​

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Answer:Equine Cushing's disease

Explanation: I read it in a textbook one time

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Equine Cushing's disease, equine Cushing's syndrome, hyperadrenocorticism, and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction are all used synonymously to describe horses with an endocrine (hormonal) disorder characterized by elevated "stress" hormones (cortisol and others) and blood glucose levels

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