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Kentucky Equine Research continually conducts studies at its 150-acre research facility. Some of these results are presented at industry conferences or shared in peer-reviewed journals. Review some of our findings from the past 30 years below.
January 01, 2007

The Relationship Between Size At Yearling Sale, Sale Price, And Future Racing Performance In Kentucky Thoroughbreds

CG Brown-Douglas, JD Pagan, A Koch and S Caddel. The relationship between size at yearling sale, sale price, sale price and future racing performance in Kentucky Thoroughbreds. Proceedings of the 20th Equine Science Society Symposium, Hunt Valley, Maryland. 5-8 June 2007. Pp 153-154.


January 01, 2007

Body Weight And Growth Rates Of Growing Australian Thoroughbreds Compared With Thoroughbreds In Other Countries

Body weight and growth rates of growing Australian Thoroughbreds compared with Thoroughbreds in other countries Huntington PJ , Brown-Douglas CG , Pagan JD Australian Equine Veterinarian 26(2), 55-56, 2007See the article. Access a Proceedings report of this research.


January 01, 2006

Body Weight, Wither Height and Growth Rates in Thoroughbreds Raised in America, England, Australia, New Zealand, and India

The purpose of this study was to obtain growth data from populations of Thoroughbreds born and raised in various countries and compare body weight, daily weight gain, and wither height growth curves. Information was collected for the years 1996 to 2006. A linear regression model with foal age as the explanatory variable and country as […]


January 01, 2006

The Influence Of Body Weight, Wither Height And Body Condition Score On Sale Price Of Thoroughbred Yearlings At Public Auction

JD Pagan, DM Nash, A Koch, S Caddel and CG Brown-Douglas. The influence of body weight, wither height and body condition score on sale price of Thoroughbred yearlings at public auction. Proceedings of the 1st Australian Equine Science Symposium, Gold Coast, Queensland. 13-14 June 2006. Pp 27


January 01, 2006

Body Weight and Condition of Kentucky Thoroughbred Mares and Their Foals as Influenced by Month of Foaling and Season

Several studies have assessed the effect of birth month and season on foal body weight; however, none of these studies evaluated the effect of season on changes in body weight or body condition in the lactating mare. Thoroughbred mares (n=3,909) and their foals were weighed monthly to assess the influence of month of foaling, season, […]


January 01, 2006

Body Weight And Growth Rates In Australian Thoroughbreds Compared With Thoroughbreds In Kentucky, England, New Zealand, And India

CG Brown-Douglas, JD Pagan, PJ Huntington and G Jenkinson. Body weight and growth rates in Australian Thoroughbreds compared with Thoroughbreds in Kentucky, England, New Zealand and India. Proceedings of the 1st Australian Equine Science Symposium, Gold Coast, Queensland. 13-14 June 2006. Pp 8.


January 01, 2006

Does Geography Or Genetics Influence Racehorse Growth?

JD Pagan and CG Brown-Douglas. Does Geography or Genetics influence racehorse growth? Pacemaker, December 2006. Pp 124-125.


January 01, 2005

Aspects Of Growth In Pasture-raised Thoroughbred Horses

CG Brown-Douglas, EC Firth, TJ Parkinson, PF Fennessy. Aspects of growth in pasture-raised Thoroughbred horses. Submitted to Equine Veterinary Journal 2005.


January 01, 2005

Bodyweights And Growth Rates Of Spring- And Autumn-born Thoroughbred Horses Raised On Pasture

AIM: To examine the growth of spring- and autumn-born Thoroughbred foals raised on pasture.


January 01, 2005

The Pituitary And Testicular Responses To Gnrh Challenge Between 4 And 14 Months Of Age In Thoroughbred Colts Born In Spring And Autumn

Gonadotropin releasing-hormone analogue (buserelin) challenges were carried out every 8 weeks from 4 to 14 months of age on thoroughbred colts born in the spring (n = 6) or autumn (n = 5) to define the onset of puberty.


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