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.

Gonadotropin releasing-hormone analogue (buserelin) challenges were carried out every 8 weeks from 4 to 14 months of age on thoroughbred colts born in the spring (n = 6) or autumn (n = 5) to define the onset of puberty.

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.”

To determine the responsiveness of the pituitary–gonadal axis of peri-pubertal colts to GnRH, buserelin (0.5, 1, 5, 10 and 40 μg) was given to 13 male Thoroughbred yearlings (n=3–8 colts per dose).

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.

AIMS: To test published models for predicting time of foaling using data derived from prepartum mammary secretions and to develop a new model based on concentrations of mammary secretion constituents that accurately predicts time of foaling in Thoroughbred mares.

Every equine practitioner appreciates the delicate nature of the equine gut. Problems related to the
small intestine and large intestine are well understood and routinely treated. What may be surprising to many is how often the stomach is affected.

Development of orthopaedic disease : recent advances Pagan JD , Huntington PJ Australian Equine Veterinarian 19(3), 113-115, 2001 Click here to access.

All the horses in the barn get the same amount of feed everyday; it makes feeding time much simpler.

All the horses in the barn get the same amount of feed every day; it makes feeding time much simpler