Two studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of dextrose or corn starch on uptake and retention of electrolytes and water in idle horses. In study 1, four Thoroughbreds (age: 6.25 ± 2.25 y; BW: 574.4 ± 82.4 kg) were used in a 4×4 Latin square trial. The horses were dosed with 92 g of […]

J.D. Pagan, B.M. Waldridge, C. Whitehouse, L. Dalglish, S. Fuchs, M. Goff, Furosemide reduces the energetic cost of exercise in Thoroughbreds independent of its effect on EIPH. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 328–329. (Proceedings of the 2013 Equine Science Society Symposium.) Six fit Thoroughbred geldings (age 6.8 ± 1.2 y, […]

Technical Bulletin, March 2015 Besides affecting EIPH, does furosemide administration have other effects? Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has conducted multiple studies to help answer the following questions: • How does furosemide affect body weight and performance? • What are the effects of different furosemide doses? • How does furosemide affect water intake? • How long […]

Vitamin E can be obtained from natural or synthetic sources, but the chemical structure of each is different. The following studies were conducted to determine if synthetic and natural-source vitamin E have similar bioavailabilities when administered at equal IU doses and to determine if water-dispersible forms of vitamin E are more bioavailable than lipid-soluble forms. […]

Little is known about voluntary salt intake in horses. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to
measure the voluntary intake of loose versus block salt over time and evaluate how salt intake affects water consumption.