Proceedings

Proceedings from various Kentucky Equine Research Nutrition conferences are available. While this page features complete table of contents of proceedings from the 2010 nutrition conferences, proceedings from 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2008 are also available through the online catalog.

All proceedings are available on Advances in Equine Nutrition CDs, also available for purchase through the online catalog.

Conference Proceedings 2012

Modern Feeding Management for Healthy and Compromised Horses

• Nutritional Management of Growing Horses
• Nutrition of the Aged Horse
• Feeding and Nutritional Consideration for Miniatures, Ponies, and Drafts
• Sustainable Equine Parasite Control
• Feeding Management of Broodmares
• Electrolytes Critical for Performance Horses
• Nutritional Management of Sick and Hospitalized Horses
• Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Pathophysiology of Mycotoxin Exposure
• Nutritional Support of Horses with Colic
• Equine Metabolic Syndrome: Challenges and Advances
• Prevention and Treatment of Developmental Orthopedic Disease
• Neurodegenerative Diseases of Horses: Equine Motor Neuron Disease and Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy

 

Conference Proceedings 2010

Feeding and Veterinary management of the Sport Horse

• Energetics: Choosing the Appropriate Fuel for the Performance Horse by Joe D. Pagan
• Antioxidant Research and Its Application to Feeding Horses by Carey A. Williams
• Recent Advances in Diagnosis of Equine Joint Disease by C. Wayne McIlwraith
• Pursuing the Genetic Basis for Tying-Up Syndromes in Equine Breeds by Stephanie J. Valberg
• Remarks on the Benefits of Heart Rate Recordings by Manfred Coenen
• Drug Testing for the Equine Athlete by A. Kent Allen
• Management of Joint Disease in the Sport Horse by C. Wayne McIlwraith
• The Management of Tying-Up in Sport Horses: Challenges and Successes by Stephanie J. Valberg
• Challenges of Endurance Exercise: Hydration and Electrolyte Depletion by Harold C. Schott II
• Equine Nutrition–A European Perspective by Manfred Coenen
• Feeding the Elite Sport Horse at International Competitions by Joe D. Pagan
• Feeding Management of the Three-Day Event Horse by Carey A. Williams and Amy Burk
• Feeding Horses at the Winter Equestrian Festival: A Review of Common Practices by Olivia Martin
• Observations and Recommendations for Feeding the Endurance Horse by Kathleen Crandell

Conference Proceedings 2008

Facing Today's Nutritional Challenges, Advanced Management of Gastrointestional and Metabolic Diseases

• Development of the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract
• Colic Prevalence, Risk Factors and Prevention
• Overview of Gastric and Colonic Ulcers
• Colic Treatment and Post-Colic Nutrition
• Recent Research into Laminitis
• Forages: The Foundation for Equine Gastrointestinal Health
• Insulin Resistance – What Is It and How Do We Measure It?
• Pathology of Metabolic-Related Conditions
• The Balancing Act of Growing a Sound, Athletic Horse
• Assessing Energy Balance
• Nutritional Management of Metabolic Disorders
• Carbohydrates in Forage: What is a Safe Grass?

Conference Proceedings 2006

From Foal to Finish - Factors Affecting the Production of the Equine Athlete

• Muscle Adaptations During Growth and Early Training
• Body Weight, Wither Height and Growth Rates in Thoroughbreds Raised in America, England, Australia, New Zealand and India
• Skeletal Adaptation During Growth and Development: A Global Research Alliance
• Update on Bone Disease: The Impact of Skeletal Disease on Athletic Performance
• The New NRC: Updated Requirements for Pregnancy and Growth
• Body Weight and Condition of Kentucky Thoroughbred Mares and Their Foals as Influenced by Month of Foaling, Season, and Gender
• Managing Growth to Produce a Sound, Athletic Horse
• Managing the Sick Foal to Produce a Sound Athlete
• Nutrition of the Dam Influences Growth and Development of the Foal
• Nutrition of the Young Equine Athlete
• Beyond the X-Ray: The Latest Methods to Detect and Predict Skeletal Damage
• Thoroughbred Growth and Future Racing Performance

Proceedings for the 2004 Equine Nutrition Conference for Feed Manufacturers

The New Horse NRC: Perspective from the Feed Industry & Equine Nutrition: A Clinical Focus

• Nutrient Requirements: Applying the Science
• Making Nutrient Composition Tables Relevant
• Feeding the Atypical Horse
• Food Allergy in the Horse—A Dermatologist’s View
• Rational Approaches to Equine Parasite Control
• Vitamin E: An Essential Nutrient for Horses?
• Beta-Carotene: An Essential Nutrient for Horses?
• Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage
• Equine Behavior: A Nutritional Link?
• The Efficiency of Utilization of Digestible Energy During Submaximal Exercise
• Size Matters at the Sales
• The Effect of Dietary Calcium on Indicators of Bone Turnover in Broodmares
• Grazing Preferences of Horses for Different Cool-Season Grasses
• Efficacy of an Herbal Feed Supplement in Reducing Exercise-Related Stress in Horses
• Oral Water-Soluble Vitamin E Supplementation of the Mare in Late Gestation, Its Effects on Serum Vitamin E Levels in the Pre- and Postpartum Mare and the Neonate: A Preliminary Investigation