KER Equine Nutrition Conference

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Making Sense of Mycotoxins

Mycotoxin exposure in horses, caused by feed contaminated with fungi, can be dangerous or fatal.

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Photo by Ramesh C. Gupta, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ABT

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Feeding Horses Post-Colic

Developing an understanding of post-colic feeding practices can help your horse on the road to recovery.

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Photo by Amelia Munsterman, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, ACVECC

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Keeping Horse Worms at Bay

Consider using fecal egg counts and fecal egg count reduction tests in a sustainable parasite control program.

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Making Sense of Mycotoxins

June 29, 2012

Mycotoxin exposure in horses, caused by feed contaminated with fungi, can be dangerous or fatal.... Read More

Article

Feeding Horses Post-Colic

June 25, 2012

Developing an understanding of post-colic feeding practices can help your horse on the road to recovery.... Read More

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Keeping Horse Worms at Bay

June 18, 2012

Consider using fecal egg counts and fecal egg count reduction tests in a sustainable parasite control program.... Read More

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Feeding Minis, Ponies, Draft Horses, Mules, and Donkeys

June 17, 2012

Feeding draft horses, miniature horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys requires special some considerations.... Read More

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Nutritional Management of Growing Horses

June 05, 2012

Growing horses require specific nutrients, vitamins, and minerals to aid in proper development.... Read More

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Sport Horse Medication Rules Decoded

June 04, 2010

Confusion about medication rules still exist however, because the FEI and USEF differ in their selection and testing of horses, in who is held responsible for drug violations, and in their lists of permitted substances.... Read More

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Equine Nutritionists Help Assure Proper Feeding

May 16, 2010

Since much decision-making about feeding horses continues to be based on folklore, tradition, and misinformation, owners and trainers are encouraged to use nutrition resources, reported Olivia Martin at the 2010 Kentucky Equine Research Nutrition ... Read More

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Antioxidants Beneficial if Not Overdone

May 12, 2010

Antioxidants like vitamins E and C are beneficial to exercising horses, but only at recommended levels, reported Carey Williams, PhD, equine extension specialist and associate director of the Rutgers University Equine Science Center. Williams ... Read More

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Nutrition Can Help Manage Tying-Up in Sport Horses

May 10, 2010

Thanks to advances in identifying specific causes of tying-up, development of diagnostic tests, and improved recognition of the impact of diet and exercise on horses that tie up, affected horses can be successfully managed. Stephanie Valberg, D... Read More

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Feeding Management for Stressful Situations

November 01, 2002

"Anytime you ask a horse to be a performance horse (taking him out of his natural environment), you put him in a stressful situation," said Joe Pagan, PhD, owner of Kentucky Equine Research (KER) in Versailles, Ky., during his presentation... Read More

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Kentucky Equine Research Will Host Annual Nutrition Conference

January 08, 1999

Kentucky Equine Research (KER) will host its ninth annual Equine Nutrition Conference on April 26-27, 1999, in Lexington, Ky. The conference will feature presentations by world leaders in equine nutrition and exercise physiology,... Read More