Three standardbred horses were used in a 3×3 Latin square design trial to determine the effect of feeding diets containing different levels of carbohydrate, fat, and protein to exercise horses. Muscle and live glycogen concentrations were significantly lower after the long slow exercise test when the horses were fed high protein and high fat than fed the commercial sweet feed diet.

Williams, S. N., L. A. Lawrence, L. R. McDowell, and N.S. Wilkerson. 1986. The influence of phosphorus level on bone mineral content and bone strength in beef cattle. Proceedings of the Florida Beef Cattle Short Course. Gainesville, FL. 1986:1.

Houpt, K.A., H.F. Hintz, and J.D. Pagan. 1983. Maternal-offspring bond of ponies fed different amounts of energy. Nutrition and Behavior 1:157-168. This study was designed to find the effect of varying the caloric level of the maternal diet during lactation on the response of 23 mares and their suckling foals to separation. Pony mares were […]