Studied genes, DNA sequences for forward and reverse primers (5΄-3΄), GenBank accession numbers, the PCR product length and approximate amplification efficiency.

aADIPOQ, adiponectin; ADIPOR1, adiponectin receptor 1; ADIPOR2, adiponectin receptor 2; INSR, insulin receptor; LEP, leptin; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; MRPL39, mitochondrial ribosomal protein L39; RBP4, retinol binding protein 4; SCD, stearoyl CoA desaturase; TNF, tumour necrosis factor-alpha.
bFor, forward; Rev, reverse; exon-exon junctions are underlined.
cGenBank accession numbers are from the databases of the National Center for Biotechnology Information; all sequences were derived from horse (Equus caballus).
dE, approximate amplification efficiency for each gene calculated from amplification curves as described by Selim et al. [30].
Studied genes, DNA sequences for forward and reverse primers (5΄-3΄), GenBank accession numbers, the PCR product length and approximate amplification efficiency.

a. 脂联素（adiponectin）：ADIPOQ；脂联素受体1（adiponectin receptor 1）：ADIPOR1；脂联素受体2（adiponectin receptor 2）：ADIPOR2；胰岛素受体（insulin receptor）：INSR；瘦素（leptin）：LEP；单核细胞趋化蛋白-1（monocyte chemoattractant protein-1）：MCP-1；线粒体核糖体蛋白L39（mitochondrial ribosomal protein L39）：MRPL39；视黄醇结合蛋白4（retinol binding protein 4）：RBP4；硬脂酰辅酶A去饱和酶（stearoyl CoA desaturase）：SCD；肿瘤坏死因子-α（tumour necrosis factor-alpha）：TNF。
b. 注：For表示正向（forward）引物，Rev表示反向（reverse）引物；外显子-外显子剪接连接位点以下划线标注。
c. 注：GenBank登录号源自美国国家生物技术信息中心（National Center for Biotechnology Information，NCBI）数据库；所有序列均取自马（Equus caballus）。
d. 注：E为参照Selim等[30]所述方法，通过扩增曲线计算得到的各基因近似扩增效率。
本数据集涵盖研究涉及的基因、正向与反向引物的DNA序列（5΄-3΄方向）、GenBank登录号、聚合酶链式反应（PCR）产物长度以及近似扩增效率。