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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

Dietary Carbohydrates And Fat Influence Radiographic Bone Mineral Content Of Growing Foals

Hydrolyzable carbohydrate intake in horse diets may become excessive when rapidly growing pastures are supplemented with grain-based concentrates.


January 01, 1997

Daily ß-carotene Supplementation Of Vitamin A Depleted Mares

Greiwe-Crandell KM, SD Kronfeld, LS Gay, D Sklan, PA Harris. 1997. Daily ß-carotene supplementation of vitamin A depleted mares. Proc. 15th Equine Nutr. and Physiol. Symp., Fort Worth, TX. Pp 378-381.


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, 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, 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, 1993

A Comparison Of Different Standard Exercise Tests (SET) For Assessing Fitness On A High-speed Treadmill

Pagan, J.D., H.Q. Murphy and S.G. Jackson. 1993. A comparison of different standard exercise tests (SET) for assessing fitness on a high-speed treadmill. In: Proc. 13th Equine Nutr. and Physiol. Soc. Symp. Gainesville, Florida. p. 160. Six Thoroughbred racehorses were used to evaluate two different types of standardized exercise tests (SET) on a 6′ inclined […]


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