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What Does Your Horse Weigh?
Determining what your horse weighs is the foundation of a logical feeding and management program. In addition to helping calculate daily intake requirements for hay and grain, accurate assessment of each horse’s weight is necessary for the proper dosage of dewormers and other medications.
Nutrient Digestibility in Horses
Many equine nutrient requirements are based on certain assumptions about how well
horses digest and absorb nutrients. Unfortunately, a great many questions remain
unanswered about nutrient digestibility in horses. How well do horses utilize different
sources of nutrients?
Measuring The Digestible Energy Content Of Horse Feeds
One of the most important measures of a horse feed’s value is its energy content. Energy density determines how much feed must be fed to meet an animal’s energy requirement.
The Effect Of Exercise On The Digestibility Of An All-forage Or Mixed Diet In Thoroughbred Horses
Four conditioned Thoroughbred geldings were used in a 2×2 factorial design to investigate the effect of exercise and diet on apparent nutrient digestibility.
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.
Investigation of Time of Hay Feeding on Plasma Volume and Exercise Response in Thoroughbred Horses
A common question asked regarding feeding the performance horse is when should the horse be fed hay relative to grain and exercise. Should the horse receive hay before, with or after a grain meal.
The Effect Of Chromium Supplementation On Metabolic Response To Exercise In Thoroughbred Horses
Chromium is essential nutrient in humans and at this time its only known role is that is a component of the glucose tolerant factor (GTF) which potentiates the action of insulin. This paper discusses the study performed to determine the affect of Chromium supplementation on metabolic response in exercised trained thoroughbreds.
The Influence of Time of Feeding on Exercise Response in Thoroughbreds Fed a Fat-Supplemented or High-Carbohydrate Diet
Recent research has demonstrated that feeding supplement fat to thoroughbred horses altered blood glucose and insulin levels compared to a grain based diet and these changes influenced substrate selection during a standardized exercise test.
Responses Of Blood Glucose, Lactate And Insulin In Horses Fed Equal Amounts Of Grain With Or Without Added Soy Bean Oil
When fat is substituted for carbohydrate isocalorically in a horse’s ration blood glucose and insulin response to feeding is reduced. This paper discusses an experiment designed to evaluate the affects of fat on glycemic response.
The Long-Term Effects Of Feeding Fat To Two-year-old Thoroughbreds In Training
Pagan, J.D., I. Burger and S.G. Jackson. 1998. The long-term effects of feeding fat to two-year-old Thoroughbreds in training. In: J.D. Pagan (Ed.) Advances in Equine Nutrition. pp. 281-288. Nottingham University Press. Nottingham, United Kingdom. The following seven month study was conducted using 12 two year old Thoroughbreds to evaluate the long-term effects of feeding […]