Relative mRNA abundance of neck subcutaneous adipose tissue genes [Log₂ (14-ΔCt)] of Finnhorse mares grazed either on cultivated high-yielding pasture or semi-natural grassland.

<p>^a<i>ADIPOQ</i>, adiponectin; <i>ADIPOR1</i>, adiponectin receptor 1; <i>ADIPOR2</i>, adiponectin receptor 2; <i>INSR</i>, insulin receptor; <i>LEP</i>, leptin; <i>MCP-1</i>, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; <i>RBP4</i>, retinol binding protein 4; <i>SCD</i>, stearoyl-CoA desaturase; <i>TNF</i>, tumor necrosis factor-alpha.</p><p>^bNG, semi-natural grassland group; CG, cultivated high-yielding pasture group.</p><p>^cCovariate (May) was removed from the model, if the effect was not statistically significant (<i>P > 0</i>.<i>10</i>).</p><p>Relative mRNA abundance of neck subcutaneous adipose tissue genes [Log₂ (14-ΔCt)] of Finnhorse mares grazed either on cultivated high-yielding pasture or semi-natural grassland.