Kentucky Equine Research has created a free 90-page guide titled Nutrition of the Performance Horse that broadly covers the best ways to manage equine athletes, regardless of discipline, and includes practical management strategies and effective solutions for nutrition-related problems. In-depth discussions are also included regarding common issues such as gastric ulcers, hindgut acidosis, joint care, […]

Genetically modified (GM) crops represent an important segment of worldwide agriculture, as evidenced by the amount of land used to cultivate them and their widespread use in both human and animal industries. Genetic modification allows desirable traits to be imparted to plants, primary of which are insect resistance (Bt technology) and herbicide tolerance (Ht or […]

Laminitis is a major disease of horses because of the associated pain and debilitating nature that make it a life-threatening condition.

After water the major constituent of the horse’s body is protein. Eighty percent of the horse’s fat free, moisture free body composition is protein.

Crandell KM. 1998. The importance of vitamin A to the equine diet. World Equine Veterinary Review. Vol 3/1:12-17.

This paper will review papers from the first European Horse Nutrition Conference and the Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society.

Lawrence, L. A. 1994. Nutrition of the performance horse: a basic review. J. Eq. Vet Sci.14, 7:390-391.

Lawrence, L. A. 1993. Tall fescue precautions (review). J. Eq. Vet. Sci.13:426-427.

Equine infectious diseases update – Part II Huntington PJ Australian Equine Veterinarian 10(1), 42-45, 1992. Learn more…

Potomac horse fever – a review Huntington PJ Australian Equine Veterinarian 8(3), 112-115, 1990. Click to access: Potomac horse fever – a review