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Research Insights: Processing Samples from Blood Collections

...capability, samples may be analyzed on-site or sent to outside laboratories. Common blood analysis methods include enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), blood gas analysis, blood chemistry analysis, and hemostasis analysis, among...

Phenylbutazone May Improve Insulin Dysregulation in Horses

...discomfort. “In humans with type-2 diabetes, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase insulin secretion from the pancreas and decrease clearance from the bloodstream. This is the opposite of what we want to...

Kentucky Equine Research Earns Award for Top Business Website at National Conference

...Media “Meet Me at Mesa” Conference. The company claimed top honors for its corporate website, ker.com. According to the judging panel, ker.com is a “highly effective website that is carefully...
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Kentucky Equine Research Selected as Best Business Website

...Media “Back to the Bluegrass” Conference. The company claimed top honors for its corporate website, ker.com. The winning website “is simple and easy to use, and contains so much helpful...
KER research interns

Kentucky Equine Research Chosen as Best Business Website

...Media “Back to the Bluegrass” Conference. The company claimed top honors for its corporate website, ker.com. The winning website “is simple and easy to use, and contains so much helpful...
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Kentucky Equine Research Announced Best Business Equine-Related Website

...honors for its corporate website, ker.com. The winning website “nails it in the ‘service to industry’ category. The content is spot-on for its audience. Overall, this site is lean, clean,...
Extremely Skinny Horse

Skirting Parasite Resistance with Sainfoin: A Realistic Option?

Due to the global rise in parasite resistance to chemical dewormers, researchers are looking at alternatives. One chemical-free approach to deworming involves the legume sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), which reduces fecal...
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Locating the Site of a Horse’s Lameness

...treatments?• What surface does the horse usually work on? Once the exact site and possible cause of the lameness have been determined, a proper course of treatment can be prescribed....
Kentucky Equine Research

Kentucky Equine Research Unveils New Logo, Website

To commemorate its 30th year as a leader in equine nutrition, Kentucky Equine Research is proud to debut a new logo and website. Founded in 1988, the company’s published research...
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Parasite Resistance to Equine Dewormers

...resistance among target nematodes lend an element of urgency to implementing major changes in parasite control strategies for horses in the U.S. The most critical change will be in the...
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Game On: KER Feeds Elite Equine Athletes at World Equestrian Games and Asian Games

...and providing these products to the teams as needed on the competition site. The 2010 World Equestrian Games (WEG) were held in Lexington, Kentucky, just a short drive from KER’s...
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EPM and Horses: 9 Fast Facts

...that horses have been exposed to the parasite, though infection did not necessarily take hold. The immune system is capable of fighting off the parasite without evidence of an active...
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Possible Causative Factors of Osteochondrosis in Horses

...occur at specific anatomic sites, this obviously suggests site vulnerability. This predilection could be related to an ossification defect or trauma caused by excessive stress in that region. In nearly...
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