Several metabolic disorders are common in modern breeds of horses. Many of these disorders such as
equine Cushing’s disease (ECD), equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), recurrent
equine rhabdomyolysis (RER), and polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) can be managed
nutritionally by careful regulation of caloric intake with particular attention paid to the source of energy provided.

Nutritional Management of Mares – The Foundation of a Strong Skeleton PJ Huntington, E Owens, K Crandell and JD Pagan NZ Eq Vet Pract Dec 2007 p 14 – 35

PJ Huntington, CG Brown-Douglas and JD Pagan. Growth of Australian Thoroughbreds compared with horses in New Zealand, America, England and India. Australian Equine Veterinarian 26(1), 80-92, 2007. Read a textbook chapter on this research.

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.

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 […]

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.

Feeding practices in Australasia; Huntington PJ. Australian Equine Veterinarian 19(4), 162-168, 2001. This paper describes some of the common horse feeding practices in Australia and New Zealand, particularly where they differ from those used in North America or Europe

Development of orthopaedic disease : recent advances Pagan JD , Huntington PJ Australian Equine Veterinarian 19(3), 113-115, 2001 Click here to access.

Tying up; Huntington PJ, Duren S, Valberg S Australian Equine Veterinarian 18(1), 39-41, 2000

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