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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

The Balancing Act Of Growing A Sound, Athletic Horse

CG Brown-Douglas. The Balancing Act of Growing a Sound, Athletic Horse. Proceedings of the 16th KER Nutrition Conference, Lexington, Kentucky. 14-16 April, 2008. Pp 109-117.


January 01, 2007

Nutritional Management Of Equine Metabolic Disorders

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.


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, 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, 2004

Feeding Management Of Horses Under Stressful Conditions

Feeding Management of Horses under stressful conditions JD Pagan NZ Eq VET Pract March 2004 p 4-14.


January 01, 2003

The Role Of Nutrition In Developmental Orthopedic Disease: Nutritional Management

Pagan, J.D. 2003. The role of nutrition in developmental orthopedic disease: nutritional management. In: Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse. Edited by M.W. Ross and S.J. Dyson, Saunders, St. Louis, Mo. Access the textbook.


January 01, 2003

Nutritional Management Of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis

McKenzie, E.C., Valberg, S.J., and J.D. Pagan. 2003. Nutritional management of exertional rhabdomyolysis. In: Current Therapy in Equine Medicine. Edited by N.E. Robinson, Saunders. St. Louis, MO. Access the text.


January 01, 2002

Trends In Feeding The American Endurance Horse

Crandell KM. 2005. Trends in feeding the American endurance horse. In: J. D. Pagan (Ed.) Advances in Equine Nutrition III. pp. 181-184. Nottingham University Press. Nottingham, United Kingdom.


January 01, 2002

Diferentes Alimentos Para Diferentes Necesidades

Crandell KM, M Abascal Reynoso. 2002. Diferentes alimentos para diferentes necesidades. Caballo Vol. 7/47:70-72.


January 01, 2001

Time Of Feeding Critical For Performance

One of the most frequently asked questions regarding feeding the performance horse is when to feed before a competition. Several studies have evaluated how feeding grain before exercise affects plasma concentrations of nutrients.
and hormones and substrate utilization during exercise. A series of
experiments was conducted to first evaluate how feeding forage along with grain
influences plasma variables and water intake and then to determine whether these
changes affect exercise performance.


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