Nutrition

Fructose appears to be readily absorbed, converted to glucose, and well-tolerated by horses. Therefore, fructose may be a useful Read more

Research studies have concluded that feeding fat to horses resulted in a greater mobilization and utilization of fat during Read more

Setting standards to feed growing horses requires owners to revise amounts of grain and forage as the animals continue Read more

Three Standardbred horses were used in a 3 x 3 Latin square design trial to determine the effect of Read more

This study was conducted to measure the amount of energy expended by horses traveling at speeds up to 400 Read more

Modern performance rations may contain fat at levels of 5 to 10%. Another effective and fairly popular method of Read more

Regardless of what type of work they are asked to do, horses use a certain amount of energy in Read more

Most competitive endurance horses are unable to maintain body weight on all-forage diets. These horses need additional sources of Read more

In clinically normal horses and in horses with RER, the DCAB strongly affects plasma and urine pH and the Read more

Feeding practices on stud farms vary widely throughout Australia. The size of the stud and the number of horses, Read more