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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, 1995

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.


January 01, 1995

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.


January 01, 1995

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, 1995

Stall Weaning And Stress Response In Foals

Hoffman RM, DS Kronfeld, JL Holland, K Greiwe-Crandell, WL Cooper. 1995. Stall weaning and stress response in foals. Proc. 14th Equine Nutr. and Physiol. Symp., Ontario, CA. pp.216-217.


January 01, 1995

Vitamin A And Beta-carotene Supplementation In Horses On Different Forage Systems

Greiwe-Crandell KM, SD Kronfeld, D Sklan. 1995. Vitamin A and beta-carotene supplementation in horses on different forage systems. Annales de Zootechnie 44 (Suppl):308. Forages, such as pastures and hays, often require supplementation to be utilized efficiently, especially as the nutritional value of pastures declines during fall and winter. A common supplement is vitamin A which […]


January 01, 1995

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 […]


January 01, 1994

Water Quality Management Guidelines For Horse Farms

Lawrence, L. A. 1994. Water quality management guidelines for horse farms. The American Horse Council Horse Industry Handbook: A guide to Equine Care and Management . HIH 360:1-5.


January 01, 1994

Horse Behavior And Senses: Vision, Touch Learning And Social Behavior

Leach, J. and L. A. Lawrence. 1994. Horse behavior and senses:vision, touch learning and social behavior. The American Horse Council Horse Industry Handbook: A Guide to Equine Care and Management. HIH 1220:1-2.


January 01, 1994

Nutrition Of The Athletic Horse

Lawrence, L. A. 1994. Nutrition of the athletic horse. United States Pony Club 40th Annual Meeting. Reston, VA. February pp.113-114.


January 01, 1994

Nutrition Of The Performance Horse: A Basic Review

Lawrence, L. A. 1994. Nutrition of the performance horse: a basic review. J. Eq. Vet Sci.14, 7:390-391.


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