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The Influence of Time of Feeding on Exercise Response in Thoroughbreds Fed a Fat-Supplemented or High-Carbohydrate Diet

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Pagan, J.D., I. Burger and S.G. Jackson. 1998. The influence of time of feeding on exercise response in Thoroughbreds fed a fat-supplemented or high-carbohydrate diet. In: J.D. Pagan (Ed.) Advances in Equine Nutrition. pp. 289-291. Nottingham University Press. Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Recent research has demonstrated that feeding supplement fat to thoroughbred horses altered blood glucose and insulin levels compared to a grain based diet and these changes influenced substrate selection during a standardized exercise test. The following paper discusses the experiment designed to test the influence of timing of feeding a sweet feed or supplemented fat diet on exercise response.

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