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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, 1997

Working With The Veterinarian

Crandell KM. 1997. Working with the veterinarian. In: Proc. of Kentucky Equine Research Sales and Marketing Short Course


January 01, 1997

Fat-soluble Vitamins And The Performance Horse

Crandell KM. 1997. Fat-soluble vitamins and the performance horse. Kentucky Equine Research Equine Nutrition Conference, Lexington KY. Feeding vitamin supplements to horses has become commonplace. There are questions about the necessity of this practice, and the dangers involved. Fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) in particular can be a problem because of their ability to […]


January 01, 1996

Nutrient Requirements And Balancing Rations For Horses

Nutritional requirements of horses are composed of = two factors- maintenance needs and activity needs.


January 01, 1996

Broodmares Grazing Tall Fescue Pastures Or Fed Tall Fescue Hay Require Careful Management And Close Observation

Lawrence, L. A. 1996. Broodmares grazing tall fescue pastures or fed Tall Fescue hay require careful management and close observation. Virginia Cooperative Extension. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Pub. Number 406-475. pp1-4.


January 01, 1996

Dietary Starch And Sugar Versus Fat And Fiber: Growth And Development Of Foals

Hoffman, R. M., D. S. Kronfeld, L. A. Lawrence, W. L. Cooper, J. J. Dascanio and P. A. Harris. 1996. Dietary starch and sugar versus fat and fiber: growth and development of foals. Pferdeheilkunde 12:312-316.


January 01, 1996

Supplementation Of Pasture For Growth

Kronfeld DS, WL Cooper, KM Crandell, et al. 1996. Supplementation of pasture for growth. Pferdeheilkunde 12(3):317.


January 01, 1996

Preweaning Diet And Stall Weaning Method Influences On Stress Response In Foals

The stress response of foals during weaning was examined in terms of a behavioral protocol and the responses of plasma ascorbate, serum cortisol, and the serum cortisol response to an ACTH challenge.


January 01, 1996

Vitamin A Status Of Neonatal Foals Assessed By Serum Retinol Concentration And A Relative Dose Response Test

Greiwe-Crandell KM, SD Kronfeld, LS Gay, D Sklan, PA Harris. 1996. Vitamin A status of neonatal foals assessed by serum retinol concentration and a relative dose response test. Pferdeheilkunde 12(3):181-183. The objective of the study was to evaluate the vitamin A status of the newborn foal. Serum retinol and the relative dose response (RDR) test […]


January 01, 1995

Seasonal Vitamin A Depletion In Grazing Horses Is Assessed Better By The Relative Dose Response Test Than By Serum Retinol Concentration

Vitamin A influences growth and reproduction in horses. A retinol dose response (RDR) test for retinol has been shown to be better than serum retinol concentration for assessing vitamin A status in other species, so we have compared these two methods in the horse.


January 01, 1995

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.


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