Glycaemic and insulinemic response to dietary carbohydrates in horses

Table 3 LSMeans of area under the plasma insulin curve (AUC), LSMeans of peak plasma insulin (µU/ml), LSMeans of time to peak plasma insulin (min) and LSMeans of insulinemic index (%) for the different test meals

Test meals	AUC	Peak insulin	Time to insulin peak	II
H	6670	15.5	350^a	100
OB	9296	27.2	105^b	140
BB	8055	22.9	98^b	121
M	8334	19.5	188^b	125
SE	1186	2.8	35	18
P value	>0.10	0.07	<0.01	>0.10

LSMeans least squares means, SE standard error, H Hay, OB Oats and Betfor^®, BB Barley and Betfor^®, M Equigard^®. Within a column, means without a common superscript ^a–b differ (P value < 0.05)

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