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Different forms of the test exist where the administrative route and dose of glucose vary, which makes interpretation of results challenging.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Hypothesis\/Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the palatability of, and blood glucose and insulin responses to, carbohydrate pellets fed as an oral glucose test (OGT), and to establish the diagnostic threshold for ID when using the pellets.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>University and privately-owned horses and ponies (n\u00a0=\u00a0157) comprised of 31 breeds and both sexes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Multicenter cohort study. A custom-produced glycemic pellet was offered for free intake at 0.5\u00a0g\/kg BW soluble carbohydrate and serum insulin and blood glucose concentrations measured before and after (60, 120, and 180\u2009minutes) the pellets were offered. Pellet acceptance and intake time (those that finished within 10\u00a0minutes) were determined to assess palatability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The pellets were palatable to 132\/157 animals, and ponies found the pellets more (P\u00a0=\u00a0.004) palatable than horses. The median intake time (4 [3-6] minutes) was positively correlated with acceptance grade (r\u00a0=\u00a0.51; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.0001). Consumption of the pellets elicited peak blood glucose (6.6 [5.8-7.8] mmol\/L) and serum insulin (40.5 [19-99.8] \u03bcIU\/mL) responses at 120\u2009minutes. 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