Since 2000, Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has been the Official Equine Nutritionist of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). In this role, KER coordinates the nutrition program for high-performance...
Resistance to chemical dewormers by equine internal parasites threatens horse health, says Martin Nielsen, DVM, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research...
Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has recently been certified by FAMI-QS, an international quality and safety certification system for the animal feed industry. This optional third-party certification shows...
Like humans, equine athletes need time to recover between extreme athletic efforts, and this is especially true of racehorses during the highly competitive Triple Crown series. Though a typical horse race...
Credit: Thinkstock Severely restricting horses from eating is not only cruel, but can also lead to conditions that might be fatal once refeeding begins.
Owners of obese horses know that these animals...
Credit: Thinkstock Here are tips from Kentucky Equine Research on how to select a quality supplement.
Your horse has been a little stiff lately, so off you trot to your local tack shop to pick up a joint...
Credit: Thinkstock Carrots are a good choice for a winter treat because they are high in beta-carotene.
Vitamin A is important in equine diets because of its powerful antioxidant action. This vitamin...
Corn, soybeans, and sugar beets are staples of many feed products fed to horses. These crops are also widely used for human consumption and are important raw materials for biofuels, plastics, and...
This study by Kentucky Equine Research was designed to determine the effects of three rations (low grain, fat, high grain) on plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity and lactate concentration in Thoroughbred...
