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ellepel schreef:heeft de jouwe trouwens ook een verdikking in de hals/keel zitten?
wat aanvoelt als een bal?
Citaat:The size of a horse's thyroid gland can certainly be affected by a number of dietary factors.
Too much iodine in the ration, as seen sometimes in horses fed kelp (seaweed)-based supplements, might cause thyroid gland enlargement (also known as "goiter").
Paradoxically, the thyroid gland might also enlarge as a result of iodine deficiency.
Dietary deficiency of iodine is unlikely, unless you are feeding an unusual ration to your horse. Secondary iodine deficiency might also result from ingestion of excessive calcium, Brassica plants (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and mustard), white clover, rapeseed, and linseed, or feed contaminated by sewage.
However, if a dietary factor were truly responsible for goiter in this horse, the thyroid gland should be enlarged on both the left and the right sides of the neck.
Moreover, other signs of iodine imbalance would be evident, such as an abnormal hair coat.
