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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, 1998

The Importance Of Vitamin A To The Equine Diet

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


January 01, 1998

Feeding Horses Around The World

Crandell KM and S Duren. 1998. Feeding horses around the world. Equinews Vol. 1/2:14.


January 01, 1998

Carbohydrates, The Basis Of The Equine Diet

Crandell KM. 1998. Carbohydrates, the basis of the equine diet. Trail Blazer Magazine, May/June.


January 01, 1998

Advances In Equine Nutrition

Pagan, J.D. 1998. Advances in Equine Nutrition. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK. Advances in Equine Nutrition is a compilation of selected papers from past KER nutrition conferences. These papers cover a broad range of topics and contain a wealth of information related to equine nutrition, veterinary medicine, and exercise physiology. Included is a mixture of […]


January 01, 1997

A Comparison Of Grain, Vegetable Oil And Beet Pulp As Energy Sources For The Exercised Horse

Crandell KM, JD Pagan, PA Harris and SE Duren. 1998. A comparison of grain, vegetable oil and beet pulp as energy sources for the exercised horse. Proc. 5th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology. Utsunomiya, Japan.


January 01, 1997

Daily ß-carotene Supplementation Of Vitamin A Depleted Mares

Greiwe-Crandell KM, SD Kronfeld, LS Gay, D Sklan, PA Harris. 1997. Daily ß-carotene supplementation of vitamin A depleted mares. Proc. 15th Equine Nutr. and Physiol. Symp., Fort Worth, TX. Pp 378-381.


January 01, 1997

Vitamin A Repletion In Thoroughbred Mares With Retinyl Palmitate Or Beta-carotene

Forty-five Thoroughbred mares used in an 8-mo depletion study were kept for an additional 20 mo on the same three forage diets (15 mares each): 2-yr-old orchardgrass hay and vitamin A-free concentrate on a drylot (HC); pasture, orchardgrass/alfalfa hay, and vitamin A-free concentrate (PHC); or pasture and orchardgrass/alfalfa hay only (PH).


January 01, 1997

Working With The Veterinarian

Crandell KM. 1997. Working with the veterinarian. In: Proc. of Kentucky Equine Research Sales and Marketing Short Course


January 01, 1997

Fat-soluble Vitamins And The Performance Horse

Crandell KM. 1997. Fat-soluble vitamins and the performance horse. Kentucky Equine Research Equine Nutrition Conference, Lexington KY. Feeding vitamin supplements to horses has become commonplace. There are questions about the necessity of this practice, and the dangers involved. Fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) in particular can be a problem because of their ability to […]


January 01, 1996

Supplementation Of Pasture For Growth

Kronfeld DS, WL Cooper, KM Crandell, et al. 1996. Supplementation of pasture for growth. Pferdeheilkunde 12(3):317.


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