Maternal nutrition and early foal nutrition could impact the development of the organs and systems that control energy metabolism later in life, suggest the authors of a recent research report. "In other species, it has been demonstrated that maternal diet has important implications on the metabolic status of the offspring," explained equine nutritionist and researcher Burt Staniar,

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