The professionals at Kentucky Equine Research (KER) answer questions frequently about how best to nourish equine athletes, from low-level performance horses to Olympic hopefuls. The importance of daily electrolyte supplementation for high-performance Read More
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Cattle: Modulating Gut Health in Ruminants (From Beef Magazine)
Modulating gut health in ruminants Maintaining gut health is essential for beef and dairy cattle production. Strategies must be developed to modulate the gut in order to optimize animal health and performance. Due to customer demands, producers Read More
Horses: Horse Arthritis and EquiPride
What it is and How it Affects Your Horse: Arthritis is the inflammation of the cartilage in weight-bearing joints due to traumatic injury, or simply due to the wear and tear joints experience over time. The erosion and thinning of cartilage and the Read More
Horses: Colic and EquiPride
What it is/How it Affects Your Horse: Colic is pain horses experience in their abdomen for a variety of reasons. It is not a disease, but it can be a clinical sign of other possible diseases. Colic differs in severity and can be cured by simply Read More
Horses: Foal Health and EquiPride
What it is/How it Affects Your Horse: Foals go through rapid growth spurts from the time they're born to age 2. Early nutrition is important in determining the soundness and health of the foal for the rest of their lives. Diets that support Read More
Horses: Performance Horses and EquiPride
What it is/How it Affects Your Horse: It is important to keep performance horses in top condition through a healthy diet, and training (exercise). When preparing to show, not only is it important to have your horse in the right body condition, but Read More
Horses: Hoof Health, Growth and EquiPride
What it is/How it Affects Your Horse: The condition of a horse's hooves is a reflection of how healthy the horse is. This is because many health problems in horses are first discovered in the feet. A balanced diet filled with proteins, vitamins, and Read More
Horses: Older Horses and EquiPride
What it is/How it Affects Your Horse: Time ultimately takes its toll on all living creatures, and all horses experience normal deterioration of the body due to age. A challenge facing older horses is maintaining a healthy weight. Weight loss is Read More
Horses: Attitude, Nervousness and EquiPride
What it is/How it Affects Your Horse: A horse's state of mind and attitude are very important in any riding or training situation. Horses are animals with "fright and flight" instincts and therefore have naturally high energy, and sometimes-nervous Read More
Horses: Hair Growth and EquiPride
What it is/How it Affects Your Horse: Essential fatty acids in the diet are important in maintaining a healthy coat for any horse. Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids maintain healthy immune systems that resist skin infections and guard against allergies and Read More