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Kentucky Equine Research continually conducts studies at its 150-acre research facility. Some of these results are presented at industry conferences or shared in peer-reviewed journals. Review some of our findings from the past 30 years below.
January 01, 2002

Dietary Grain And Endurance Exercise

Hoffman RM, TM Hess, CA Williams, DS Kronfeld, KM Greiwe-Crandell, JE Waldron, PM Graham-Thiers, LS Gay, KE Saker, PA Harris. 2002. Dietary grain and endurance exercise. J. Anim. Sci. 80 (Suppl 1):171.


January 01, 2002

Endurance Exercise: Is Potassium Supplementation Beneficial?

Effects of potassium supplementation were evaluated in four studies in endurance horses during races and treadmill exercise.


January 01, 2002

Oats, Maybe Not What’s For Dinner

Crandell KM. 2002. Oats, maybe not what’s for dinner. Equinews Vol.5/3:19.


January 01, 2001

The Pros And Cons Of Pasture

Crandell KM. 2001. The pros and cons of pasture. Trail Blazer Magazine, April. p. 45-47.


January 01, 2001

Studies Of Fat Adaptation And Exercise

Kronfeld DS, KM Crandell, SE Custalow, et al. 2001. Studies of fat adaptation and exercise. In: JD Pagan, RJ Geor (Ed.) Advances in Equine Nutrition II. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK, pp 481-482.


January 01, 2001

Reproductive Efficiency Of Thoroughbred Mares On Different Forage Regimens With Supplementation Of Retinyl Palmitate And Beta-carotene.

Greiwe-Crandell KM, SD Kronfeld, LS Gay, D Sklan, PA Harris. 1997. Vitamin A repletion in Thoroughbred mares with retinyl palmitate or ß-carotene. J. Anim. Sci. 75:2684-2690. Reproductive efficiency in the mare is lowest among domestic livestock. Researchers set out to determine if this may be partly dependent on vitamin A status of mares. To test […]


January 01, 2000

What To Do With A Skinny Horse

All the horses in the barn get the same amount of feed everyday; it makes feeding time much simpler.


January 01, 2000

How To Put Weight On A Skinny Horse

All the horses in the barn get the same amount of feed every day; it makes feeding time much simpler


January 01, 2000

The Role Of Vitamins And Growth In Horses

Duren S, KM Crandell. 2000. The role of vitamins and growth in horses. World Equine Vet Rev: 3/4:12-16. The following paper will discuss several vitamins with known influences on skeletal growth and indirect relationships with healthy growth. In addition, this paper will evaluate the potential need for vitamin supplementation in growing horse diets.


January 01, 2000

Vitamin Requirements In The Horse

Crandell KM, 2000. Vitamin requirements in the horse. World Equine Veterinary Review. Vol. 5/8:15-20. Continued investigation into vitamin requirements in horses will broaden the understanding of the vital importance of these delicate organic compounds and to highlight the significance of optimal, not just minimal, nutrition in the equine.


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