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June 02, 2025

Complexity of Wound Healing in Horses Thwarts Treatment Efforts

Researchers investigate novel ways to expedite wound healing in horses, including efforts proven successful in other species. Read more
Equine nutrition research blood sample at KER Performance Center.
May 28, 2025

Blood Collection, Processing, Storage Affect ACTH Levels in PPID Horses

Analytes in the blood sample can potentially degrade if stored improperly, thereby affecting the diagnosis of PPID. Read more
May 21, 2025

Preventing Pregnancy Losses in Mares with Salmonella Vaccine

Potential causes of pregnancy loss in Australian Thoroughbreds were recently explored, and researchers uncovered one surprising finding. Read more

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Learn More About Bluegrass Horse Feed

Bluegrass feeds, formulas, and product development programmes are underpinned and complemented by Kentucky Equine Research. Read more

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Horse eating from ground feeder

Ration Balancers for Horses: Just the Basics

Sometimes forages for horses provide inadequate amounts of the protein, vitamins, and minerals required for the horse’s stage of life or workload. Horse owners can use balancer pellets to meet the horse's requirements and control the amount of energy Read more

Fortified Feed, Ration Balancer, or Vitamin and Mineral Supplement for Horses: Which Do I Choose?


What Is It About Spring Grass That Makes My Horse’s Body Grumble?

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Horse eating grain from a ground feed pan in a stall.

Stress Eating: Anticipatory Behavior of Horses at Feeding Time

Domestic horses often show anticipatory and stress-related behaviors around feeding time, particularly in meal-fed horses. Read more

Learned Helplessness in Horses: Effects on Appetite and Nutrition


Feeding Order of Forage and Oats: Is There a Right Way?


Feeding Donkeys: Consider Their Thriftiness to Achieve Optimal Body Condition


Osteoarthritis Pain in Horses Controlled by CBD and Related Products


Understanding the Use of Nanotechnology in Horse Supplements


Tall Fescue Toxicity in Mares

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Impacts of Exercise and DHA/EPA/GLA Supplementation on Plasma Cytokines in Thoroughbreds

Timely resolution of inflammation is essential to maintain performance horse health. Thirteen Thoroughbred horses (11 geldings, 2 fillies; mean ± SD 3.7±1.6 yr, 488±38 kg) enrolled in an early race training program were used to test two hypotheses: (1) anti-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 concentrations would decrease and pro-inflammatory IL-8 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha Read more

The Efficacy of Sponge Baths and Hosing on Exercise Recovery in Thoroughbred Horses


Effects of Two Cooling Modalities on Rectal, Middle Gluteal, and Pectoral Muscle Temperature Recovery Following Treadmill Exercise


The Role of Nutrition in Managing Muscle Disorders


Thoroughbred Racehorses in Hong Kong Require Vitamin D Supplementation to Mitigate the Risk of Low Vitamin D Status


The Equine Blood Fatty Acid Profile and Clearance Rate of Supplemented Fatty Acids


Digestibility and Glycemic Response of Timothy-Based Haylage and Timothy Grass Hay

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Complexity of Wound Healing in Horses Thwarts Treatment Efforts

Researchers investigate novel ways to expedite wound healing in horses, including efforts proven successful in other species. Read more

Blood Collection, Processing, Storage Affect ACTH Levels in PPID Horses


Preventing Pregnancy Losses in Mares with Salmonella Vaccine


Probiotic Effects on Mucosal Health, Immunity in Horses


Ultrasound Reliably Assesses Cartilage Thickness in Horses


Adding Tapentadol to the Treatment Mix for Osteoarthritis in Horses


Scoring Endometrial Biopsies to Predict Mare Fertility

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Screwworm in Horses: Surveillance and Reporting Imperative

Entomologists and government officials are on high alert for the reappearance of an insidious pest, the New World screwworm. Read more

Autumnal Horse Care: Six Considerations


Conference Continues with Roster of Top-Flight Researchers as Speakers


27th Equine Health and Nutrition Conference: Kentucky Equine Research Welcomes Guests and World-Renowned Speakers


Extending Photoperiod for Muscle Development in Young Horses


Olfactory Stimulation Enriches Horses’ Environments


Pigeon Fever Reported in Missouri Horses

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