Nutrition

June 17, 2013
Can a Nasal Strip Minimize Pulmonary Bleeding in Exercising Horses?
External nasal strip and furosemide attenuate pulmonary hemorrhage in Thoroughbred horses during high-speed sprint exercise. The external nasal strip

June 17, 2013
How Does Hay Type Affect Glycemic Response in Horses with PSSM?
The objectives were to determine if there is a difference in the glycemic/insulinemic response to hay with high or

June 13, 2013
Free-Choice Grazing Times of Horses in Morning and Afternoon
In an attempt to find out if horses seem to notice differing sugar content in pasture grasses, a study

June 12, 2013
Advantages of High-Fiber Diets for Horses
With a high fiber content, the horse becomes more dependent on microbial fermentation and VFAs from the hindgut.

June 05, 2013
What Is the Best Fat Supplement for Horses?
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary energy source on energy utilization during exercise in nine

June 05, 2013
Does Grazing Fescue Affect Weanling Thoroughbreds?
Though studies have indicated fescue has an effect on growth and thyroid function in young foals as well as

June 04, 2013
Can Distillers Dried Grains Be Fed to Horses?
DDG/S appears to be a suitable ingredient for horse feeds at a level of inclusion of 20%.

June 03, 2013
Vitamin K in Equine Diets
Phylloquinone is the safest form for supplementation of vitamin K in the animal but also the most expensive. The

June 03, 2013
Weight Loss Management in Obese Horses
Decreasing dietary intake and increasing exercise are time-honored management strategies to induce weight loss, but in spite of an

May 29, 2013
Fueling Performance in Endurance Horses
Horses are not able to eat continuously during a ride, energy sources must be digested and their products stored