Veterinary Experts Present at Kentucky Equine Research Conference

Kentucky Equine Research’s network of feed manufacturing partners, feed industry professionals, and veterinarians recently gathered in Lexington, KY, to hear from leading experts in the fields of muscle disease, joint health, metabolic syndrome, colic, gastric health, and more.

Delegates from sixteen countries from six continents attended this year’s conference. The Kentucky Equine Research Conference is one of many ways the company works with feed manufacturers to formulate nutritionally balanced, state-of-the-art feeds for horses using the most up-to-date research findings. Learn more about partner feeds here.

To mark Kentucky Equine Research’s 30 years of progress in equine health and nutrition speakers reviewed the past three decades of progress in their fields and gave a preview of advancements on the horizon. Read the conference proceedings here.

The first day of the conference focused on equine medicine with presentations on:

• Equine Bone & Joint Disease – Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, Colorado State University
• Neurology – Dr. Steve Reed, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
• Equine Metabolic Syndrome – Dr. Pat Harris, Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition
• Muscle Disease – Dr. Stephanie Valberg, Michigan State University
• Colic – Dr. Nat White, Virginia Tech, Emeritus
• Equine Gastric Ulcers – Dr. Al Merritt, University of Florida, Emeritus

The second day of the conference focused on equine nutrition with presentations on:

• Trends and Changes in the Global Feed Industry – Dr. Joe D. Pagan, Kentucky Equine Research
• Vitamin E – Dr. Stephanie Valberg, Michigan State University
• Changing Vitamin and Mineral Requirements – Dr. Laurie Lawrence, University of Kentucky
• Energetics – Dr. Joe D. Pagan, Kentucky Equine Research
• The Latest on Protein Sources – Dr. Kristine Urschel, University of Kentucky
• And an expert roundtable on putting feeding requirements into practices: a global perspective.

Kentucky Equine Research was founded in 1988 when Joe Pagan, Ph.D., realized that information generated from research was not disseminated to the individuals who needed it most: feed manufacturers and horse owners. Since then the primary focus of the company has been bridging the gap between the research community and horsemen. To learn more about Kentucky Equine Research’s published studies, check out our online research library here.