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What Is the Effect of Restricted Hay Intake Before Exercise in Horses?
The goal of this study was to compare ad libitum and restricted (1% of body weight for a three-day period) hay intake on metabolic responses of Thoroughbreds subjected to high-intensity...
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How Does a Hindgut Buffer Work in Horses?
Modern feeding practices for performance horses often include large grain meals, a diet that can lead to hindgut acidosis. Buffering the hindgut can be an effective prevention of subclinical acidosis,...
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Do Larger Horses Need Much More Feed Than Smaller Horses?
In this study, researchers conducted a series of experiments in which the resting maintenance energy requirements of equids varying greatly in body size were measured.Four mature animals of 125 kg, 206...
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Why Does Time of Feeding Affect Performance?
One of the most frequently asked questions regarding performance-horse feeding is when to feed before a competition.Several studies have evaluated how feeding grain before exercise affects plasma...
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Did Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome Affect Growth Rate of Surviving Foals?
In the years directly after mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) greatly reduced foal crops in central Kentucky, there was a concern that some aspect of the syndrome would affect growth rates of...
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How Efficiently Do Horses Use Energy During Exercise?
Using the factorial and global methods of calculating energy requirements, a study was carried out to determine the dietary energy (DE) requirements for a measured amount of exercise; to determine the...
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How Does Yeast Supplementation Affect Nutrient Digestibility?
Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of live yeast culture supplementation on nutrient digestibility in horses.Four mature Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse geldings were used in the...
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How Are Dietary Starch and Fat Levels Related to Tying-Up in Horses?
To determine the effect of dietary starch, bicarbonate, and fat content on metabolic responses and serum creatine kinase (CK) activity in exercising Thoroughbreds with recurrent exertional...
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How Do Diet and Exercise Affect Behavior in Horses?
In this study, stabled horses were managed on all combinations of two exercise regimens (light or strenuous) and two diets (forage or forage/grain).Observations of behavior were made on three...
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Is Dry, Rinsed, or Soaked Beet Pulp Better for Horses?
Previous studies have shown a marked glucose response when beet pulp is fed to horses. To determine whether this response is due to residual simple sugars in beet pulp shreds, a study was conducted to...
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