Not all overweight equines succumb to laminitis. It affects 7.1% of horses and ponies in the UK and is the reason for euthanasia in 7.4% of all equines (Menzies- Gow, 2006)...
There is a perceived association between developmental skeletal problems and growth rate. Before this association can be assessed UK growth rate data are required.
Minerals are an essential component of correct nutrition, particularly in the young growing horse. Spring-summer pasture contributes 60-100% (depending on breeding status) of the daily dry matter intake of thoroughbred breeding stock. Despite this fact the mineral content of UK pasture used specifically for thoroughbred breeding stock is unknown.
Stress has been reported to increase biomarkers of lipid peroxidation in other species. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between urinary TBARS, a marker of lipid peroxidation, and stress as assessed by urinary cortisol.
It is common practice to recommend the addition of roughage to a meal of concentrates to increase chews and subsequent saliva production to offset problems such as rapid consumption and gastric ulcers…
Various studies have shown that feeding a single starch source to horses is affected by adding fibre…
Clinicians are advised to recommend feeds with a low glycaemic response/index…
Dietary adjustment of trace elements is often recommended to obtain improvements in the quality of keratinised tissue of the hoof wall…
The alkane pair technique has been developed to measure grass intake of grazing animals. Its use has been validated in elephants, sheep, cattle, grazing dairy cows, kangaroos and wombats…
All diets for horses are formulated to meet energy requirements based on the premise that the dry matter intake of horses is 2.5% of their bodyweight…