UK Ag Equine Programs at Equine Science Society Symposium

Eighteen members of the UK Ag Equine Programs attended the annual Equine Science Society Symposium.
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Eighteen members of the University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs attended the Equine Science Society Symposium held May 28-31 in Mescalero, N.M.

Oral presentations by faculty members included:

  • Amanda Adams, PhD, an assistant research professor at the Gluck Center: Identifying the role of a “caloric restriction mimetic,” resveratrol, in treating equine metabolic syndrome and its implications for targeted therapy.
  • Bob Coleman, PhD, PAS, associate director for undergraduate education in equine science and management and extension horse specialist: A state-level study of Kentucky’s equine industry: the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey.
  • Mary Rossano, PhD, associate professor in UK’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences: Comparison of demographic characteristics, animal science subject knowledge, academic performance, and critical thinking skills in students majoring in animal science and equine science.
  • Ed Squires, PhD, Dipl. ACT (hon.), executive director of the UK Gluck Equine Research Foundation: Effect of season and reproductive status on the incidence of equine dystocia.
  • Jill Stowe, PhD, director of UK Ag Equine Programs and associate professor in agricultural economics at UK: The non-market valuation survey: an innovative addition to the Kentucky Equine Survey.

Rossano, Squires, and Stowe also were panel presenters.

Eleven graduate students from the UK College of Agriculture gave oral presentations

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