JD Pagan, DM Nash, A Koch, S Caddel and CG Brown-Douglas. The influence of body weight, wither height and body condition score on sale price of Thoroughbred yearlings at public auction. Proceedings of the 1st Australian Equine Science Symposium, Gold Coast, Queensland. 13-14 June 2006. Pp 27

Several studies have assessed the effect of birth month and season on foal body weight; however, none of these studies evaluated the effect of season on changes in body weight or body condition in the lactating mare. Thoroughbred mares (n=3,909) and their foals were weighed monthly to assess the influence of month of foaling, season, […]

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.

JD Pagan and CG Brown-Douglas. Does Geography or Genetics influence racehorse growth? Pacemaker, December 2006. Pp 124-125.

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

The main role of the equine skeleton is to provide structural support. Conformation determines the functional integrity and success of the gaits of athletic horses.

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.  

Size Matters at the Sales; JD Pagan, A Koch and S Caddel NZ Eq Vet Pract June 2005 p 7 – 14.

CG Brown-Douglas, EC Firth, TJ Parkinson, PF Fennessy. Aspects of growth in pasture-raised Thoroughbred horses. Submitted to Equine Veterinary Journal 2005.

AIM: To examine the growth of spring- and autumn-born Thoroughbred foals raised on pasture.