Advances In Equine Nutrition - Volume 2

Kentucky Equine Research is an international research firm that specializes in equine nutrition and sports medicine consultation and product development. Kentucky Equine Research has secured its place as one of the premier private equine research organizations in the world by conducting and publishing state-of-the-art research, by collaborating with prominent universities and other research institutions, and be disseminating advances in equine nutrition research to horsemen throughout the world.

Contents

General nutrition

• A Practical Method for Ration Evaluation and Diet Formulation: An Introduction to Sensitivity Analysis
• Factors Affecting Mineral Digestibility in Horses
• Nutraceuticals: What are They and Do They Work?
• Feed Manufacturing Technology:  Current Issues and Challenges
• Molasses in Feeds
• Grain Processing For Horses: Does it Pay?
• Partitioning Digestion in Horses and Ponies
• New Methods for Assessing Substrate Utilization in Horses  During Exercise
• The Many Phases of Selenium
• Starch Digestion in the Horse
• Effect of Corn Processing on Glycemic Response in Horses Assessment of Selenium Status in Horses
• Effect of Different Cereal Grain on Equine Diet Digestibility
• Chemical Characterization and In Vitro Fermentation of High  Temperature Dried Alfalfa and Grass Hay
• Relationship Between NDF and Hay Intake in Horses: A Review of Published Studies
• Effect of an Aluminum Supplement on Nutrient Digestibility and Mineral Metabolism in Thoroughbred Horses
• Forage Analysis: Three Points to Consider
• Hard to Find Nutrients for Ration Evaluations: Filling in the Holes.............
• Glucosamine Inhibits Nitric Oxide Production in Equine Articular Cartilage Explants
• The Influence of Fruit Flavors on Feed Preference in  Thoroughbred Horses
• Voluntary Intake of Loose Versus Block Salt and Its Effect on Water Intake in Mature Idle Thoroughbreds

Growth and Development

• Energy, Protein and Amino Acid Requirements for Growth  of Young Horses
• Influence of Housing on Bone Growth and Cartilage Metabolism in Weanling Horses
• Influence of Housing on Behavior in Weanling Horses
• Stalling Young Horses Alters Normal Bone Growth
• The Effect of a Nutritional Supplement on the Incidence of OCD Lesions, Future Performance and Bone-related Lameness of Standardbred  Weanlings
• The Role of Vitamins in Growth of Horses
• The Effect of Dietary Selenium Source and Level on Broodmares and Their Foals
• Nutritional Status of Broodmares and Foals on Commercial Farms in Ontario
• Mineral Intake from Milk and Pasture in Nursing Foals
• Establishment of Normal Growth Rates of Thoroughbreds in Japan

Nutrient Requirements

• Nutrient Requirements of the Young Equine Athlete
• Comparison of the Digestible Energy (DE) and Net Energy (NE)  Systems for the Horse
• Establishing Nutrient Requirements of Horses and Other Animals in an Era of Modeling
• Advances and Gaps in Energy Nutrition
• Protein and Amino Acids
• Feeding Standards for Energy and Protein for Horses in France
• Vitamin Requirements in the Hors
• Micromineral Requirements in Horses
• Macrominerals - Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium
• Macrominerals - Sodium, Potassium and Chloride
• Japanese Feeding Standards
• German Feeding Standards
• The Effects of Intake Level on the Digestibility and Retention  of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Sedentary Horses
• Apparent Digestion of Hay/Grain Rations in Aged Horses-Revisited

Pathological Conditions

• Gastric Ulcers in Horses: A Widespread But Manageable Disease
• Management of Geriatic Horses
• Glucose Intolerance and Developmental Orthopedic Disease in  Foals - A Connection?
• Nutritional Support of the Sick Adult Horse

Feeding Practices

• Studies of Pasture Supplementation
• Feed Type and Intake Affect Glycemic Response in Thoroughbred Horses
• Feeding and Management Practices in the UK and Germany
• Feeding Practices in the United States
• Feeding Practices in Australasia

The Performance Horse

• The Effect of Level and Type of Dietary Fiber on Hydration Status Following Dehydration with Furosemide
• Metabolic Effects of Warm-up on Exercising Horses
• The Effect of Long-term Diet Restriction on Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine Concentrations and Metabolic Responses in Horses Fed and Fasted Prior to Exercise
• Studies of Fat Adaptation and Exercise
• Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Horses to Initial Training, The Comparison Between Pasture Versus Stalled Horses
• The Effect of Exercise on the Digestibility of an All Forage or Mixed Diet in Thoroughbred Horses
• A Comparison of Grain, Vegetable Oil and Beet Pulp as Energy Sources for the Exercised Horse
• Timing and Amount of Forage and Grain Affects Exercise Response in Thoroughbred Horses
• Nutritional Ergogenic Aids in the Horse-Uses and Abuses
• Glycogen Depletion and Repletion in the Horse -  Possible Limiting Factor in Performance (Review)
• Time of Feeding Critical for Performance
• Vitamin Requirements and Supplementation in Athletic Horses
• The Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on Exercising Horses