Pet horse — polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) — diet & nutrition management (Europe PMC)

Pet horse — polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) — diet & nutrition management (Europe PMC)

Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, query "(polysaccharide storage myopathy OR PSSM) AND (horse) AND (diet OR nutrition OR management OR feed)", 1447 hits (2026-07-22). Each entry is a first-hand peer-reviewed study; the abstract opening is quoted verbatim from the publisher abstract. 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).

1. PMID 42278096 — Do Polish Konik Horses Find Soaked Hay to Be Palatable? (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Frequently, equine diseases necessitate the moistening or soaking of hay for the horses. It was assumed that this treatment would not reduce the willingness of the Polish Konik hor *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
2. PMID 39893126 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A 2025 Veterinary Clinics of North America (Equine Practice) article on type 1 polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM1), an autosomal-dominant glycogen storage disorder affecting over 20 horse breeds that can produce a range of clinical signs; the excerpt is cut off before the management details.
3. PMID 40329464 — Starch Allowance and Muscle Enzyme Activity in Healthy Standardbred Trotters Trained by Professional Trainers. (Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition, 2025). Abstract (opening): It is generally accepted that plasma muscle enzyme activity of creatine kinase (CK) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) may increase in racehorses after exercise and racing, indic *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
4. PMID 40122270 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A 2025 Journal of Equine Veterinary Science case study examines how nutrigenomics—the interaction between dietary nutrients and gene expression—applies to equine health, using vitamin E as the example; the excerpt is cut off after introducing human-disease gene examples.
5. PMID 40666790 — Ohio horse industry survey: feeding and housing management practices. (Translational animal science, 2025). Abstract (opening): Equine industry housing and feeding management strategies vary widely. Management choices are important as horses spend most of their time in housing environments and demonstrating *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
6. PMID 42328694 — Integrative Advances in Equine Genomics From Reference Assemblies to Evolutionary History and Key Traits. (Evolutionary applications, 2026). Abstract (opening): Horses are major domestic animals and cultural symbols that have accompanied humans for millennia. They underpin transport, agriculture, warfare and sport, and also provide a model *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*

Note: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.

Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_equine_pssm_muscle_diet_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).

License & attribution

Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39893126/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40122270/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40329464/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40666790/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42278096/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42328694/