Several studies have assessed the effect of birth month and season on foal body weight; however, none of these studies evaluated the effect of season on changes in body weight or body condition in the lactating mare. Thoroughbred mares (n=3,909) and their foals were weighed monthly to assess the influence of month of foaling, season, […]

CG Brown-Douglas, JD Pagan, PJ Huntington and G Jenkinson. Body weight and growth rates in Australian Thoroughbreds compared with Thoroughbreds in Kentucky, England, New Zealand and India. Proceedings of the 1st Australian Equine Science Symposium, Gold Coast, Queensland. 13-14 June 2006. Pp 8.

Lawrence, L. A. and J. D. Pagan. 2005. The role of nutrition in developmental orthopedic disease in the equine. In: Proc. 3rd Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conf. Timonium, MD. March 23 -24. pp. 185 -196. Click here to access.  

Lawrence, L. A. and J. D. Pagan. 2005. Nutritional management of developmental orthopedic disease in the equine. In: Proc. 3 rd Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conf. Timonium, MD. March 23 -24. pp. 7 – 184.

Lawrence, L. A. 2004. The effects of nutrition on bone growth and development in young horses. California Animal Nutrition Conference and Technical Symposium. Fresno, CA. May 5 – 6. pp.7 – 23.

Although the majority of horses can be managed using methods that group them based on age, activity level, or stage of production (i.e., pregnant mares or weanlings), some horses fall outside of the “norm.”

Lawrence, L. A., H .R. Hearne, S. P. Davis, J. D. Pagan, A. Fitzgerald and E. A. Green. 2003. Characteristics of growth of Morgan horses. In: Proc. 18th Equine Nutrition and Physiology Symposium. East Lansing, MI June 4-7. pp. 317 – 322. Thirty-two years of accumulated growth data from Morgan horses were analyzed in this […]

Water and electrolyte supplementation is crucial for the prevention of dehydration and associated complications during endurance races.

The nature of vitamins is as varied as any group of nutrients. In general, vitamins are organic compounds required in minute amounts that cannot be produced in adequate quantities in the body and must be obtained from food or the environment.

Hinchcliff, K.W., Geor, R.J. and J.D. Pagan. 2002. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Lexington, Kentucky. Equine Veterinary Journal, Suffolk, UK. Proceedings from ICEEP symposiums serve as definitive reference tools for equine exercice physiology researchers worldwide. Each paper in the proceedings undergoes careful screening and editorial review prior to publication to ensure […]