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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, 2008

Feeding Protected Sodium Bicarbonate Attenuates Hindgut Acidosis in Horses Fed a High-Grain Ration

Hindgut acidosis is a common problem in horses consuming large quantities of either grain or fructan-rich forages. This dietary regimen may lead to shifts in hindgut acidity when a portion of the grain starch is not digested in the small intestine. Passing into the cecum and colon, the starch is rapidly fermented, changing the environment […]


January 01, 2008

Feeding Protected Sodium Bicarbonate Attenuates Hindgut Acidosis In Horses Fed A High Grain Ration

Feeding protected sodium bicarbonate attenuates hindgut acidosis in horses fed a high grain ration Pagan JD , Lawrence TJ , Lawrence LA , Huntington PJ Australian Equine Veterinarian 27(3), 53, 2008. Proceedings report of this research available here.


January 01, 2007

Nutrition Of The Dam Influences Growth And Development Of The Foal

A 1996 Kentucky Equine Research (KER) study monitored the incidence of developmental orthopedic disease (Pagan and Jackson, 1996).


January 01, 2005

Feeding And Nutrition Of Horses

Lawrence, L. A. Animal Nutrition and Feeding 3rd Edition. Ed. Peter R. Cheeke (2005) Chapter 18 Feeding and Nutrition of Horses. Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, Pub.


January 01, 2005

Nutritional Assessment Of Weanlings And Yearlings

Height or long bone growth is the developmental priority for young horses.


January 01, 2005

The Role Of Nutrition In Developmental Orthopedic Disease In The Equine

Lawrence, L. A. and J. D. Pagan. 2005. The role of nutrition in developmental orthopedic disease in the equine. In: Proc. 3rd Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conf. Timonium, MD. March 23 -24. pp. 185 -196. Click here to access.  


January 01, 2005

Nutritional Management Of Developmental Orthopedic Disease In The Equine

Lawrence, L. A. and J. D. Pagan. 2005. Nutritional management of developmental orthopedic disease in the equine. In: Proc. 3 rd Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conf. Timonium, MD. March 23 -24. pp. 7 – 184.


January 01, 2004

Feeding The Atypical Horse

Although the majority of horses can be managed using methods that group them based on age, activity level, or stage of production (i.e., pregnant mares or weanlings), some horses fall outside of the “norm.”


January 01, 2003

Effect Of Dietary Starch, Fat, And Bicarbonate Content On Exercise Responses And Serum Creatine Kinase Activity In Equine Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis

To determine the effect of dietary starch, bicarbonate, and fat content on metabolic responses and serum creatine kinase (CK) activity in exercising Thoroughbreds with recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER), 5 RER horses were fed 3 isocaloric diets (28.8 Mcal/d [120.5 MJ/d]) for 3 weeks in a crossover design and exercised for 30 minutes on a treadmill 5 days/wk.


January 01, 2002

Feed To Succeed: Supplements To Help The Endurance Horse

The endurance horse is unique among all other equine athletes. Because of the prolonged demands placed upon the endurance horse with protracted moderate intensity exertion, its performance may be influenced quickly by the quality of its diet.


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