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Sport Horse Nutrition -
Assessing the
Bodyweight of Horses
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Bodyweight Estimation of Horses -
Factsheet from
the Ontario Ministry for Agriculture and Food
detailing the use of different methods for establishing
the bodyweight of the horse. |
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Equine Weight Table -
A rough
guide to horse and pony weight from Horsedata. |
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Equine Digestive System -
Comprehensive
lecture notes from the University of Georgia.
A detailed account of the different types
of colic as well as their prevention and
treatment. |
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The Horse's Digestive System -
Descriptive
account of each structure in the horse's digestive
system from the Ohio State University Extension. |
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Equine Digestive Tract Structure
and Function -
From the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
this page provides a concise description
of the structure and function of each component
of the digestive system as well as a colourful
diagram and details on common conditions
of the system and nutrient requirements. |
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Understanding the Equine Digestive
System -
Article
describing the equine digestive system,
its structure and function. |
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Oregon State University -
Powerpoint-type
presentation containing salient points referring
to the structure and function of the equine
digestive system as well as the nutrient
groups and types required to feed a balanced
diet. |
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Comparative Digestive Systems -
Illustrated
comparison of the digestive systems of different
animals from Michigan State University.
Takes a little while to download but is
a very useful tool! |
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Equine Digestion -
A written account of equine digestion
from a Belgian university detailing each
stage of the digestive process. Also contains
a reference list at the end of the document.
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Forage Utilisation by Horses -
An informative,
referenced article on equine forage utilisation
covering topics such as 'behaviour associated
with food consumption', 'preference of forage
by horses', 'forage digestibility' and 'general
forage feeding guidelines'. |
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Analysis of Feeds and Forages for
Horses -
From
the University of New Jersey, this
brilliant factsheet details the
reasons for and what is involved
in the analysis of feeds and forages
for horses. |
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Forage Evaluation in Ruminant Nutrition
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Although
based around ruminant nutrition,
this book chapter from CABI Publishing
covers important issues such as
'the importance of forage evaluation
for humans and animals' as well
as detailed accounts of the methods
used to evaluate the nutritional
components of forages. |
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A Practical Guide to Buying Hay for
Your Horse -
Colorado
State University have produced this
article which details what to look
for when buying hay for your horse. |
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Equine Feeding Management -
Bayer
Animal Health's informative website
'yourhorseshealth.com' have published
this overview article, detailing
how to select the forage that is
correct for your horse's nutritional
needs. This article contains summarised
information on 'hay basics', 'legume
hay', 'grass hays', 'meeting nutritional
needs', 'evaluating hay', 'quantitative
laboratory analysis' and 'feed what
you need'. |
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Equine Feeding Management -
Article
from the Pennsylvania State University
covering topics such as 'feeding
grains', 'feeding forages', 'feeding
management' and 'summary'. There
is also a valuable glossary of nutrition
terminology and tables with supporting
data. |
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Forage for Horses -
Factsheet
from the Oklahoma State University
which summarises in detail what
to look for when selecting forage
to feed to your horse. |
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How to Choose Hay to Suit Your Horse's
Needs -
Advice
sheet from the Province of Manitoba
in Canada on how to choose hay to
suit your horse's needs. |
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Contemporary Research
in Sport Horse Nutrition
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A Comparison of Grain, Vegetable
Oil and Beet Pulp as Energy Sources for the
Exercised Horse -
Concise
summary of a research paper which was researched
by the renowned 'Kentucky Equine Research'
and published in the Proceedings of the 5th
International Conference on Equine Exercise
Physiology, Utsunomiya, Japan in 1998. |
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Effect of Corn Processing on Glycemic
Response in Horses -
Concise
summary of a research paper which was researched
by the renowned 'Kentucky Equine Research'
and published in the Proceedings of the 16th
Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society Conference,
1999. |
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Effect of diet on the metabolic response
to exercise in Thoroughbred horses with
recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER)
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Concise
summary of a research paper which was researched
by the renowned 'Kentucky Equine Research'
and published in the Proceedings of the
5th International Conference on Equine Exercise
Physiology, Utsunomiya, Japan in 1998. |
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Effect of feeding Thoroughbreds a
high unsaturated or saturated vegetable
oil supplemented diet for 6 months
following a 10 month fat acclimatization
diet -
Concise
summary of a research paper which
was researched by the renowned 'Kentucky
Equine Research' and published in
the Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology,
Utsunomiya, Japan in 1998. |
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Effect of selenium source on selenium
digestibility and retention in exercised
Thoroughbreds. -
Concise
summary of a research paper which
was researched by the renowned 'Kentucky
Equine Research' and published in
the Proceedings of the 16th Equine
Nutrition and Physiology Society Conference,
1999. |
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An evaluation of corn oil, rice bran
and refined dry fat as energy sources
for exercised Thoroughbreds -
Concise
summary of a research paper which
was researched by the renowned 'Kentucky
Equine Research' and published in
the Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology,
Utsunomiya, Japan in 1998. |
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Exercise affects digestibility and
rate of passage of all-forage and
mixed diets in Thoroughbred horses
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Concise
summary of a research paper which
was researched by the renowned 'Kentucky
Equine Research' and published in
the Proceedings of the 16th Equine
Nutrition and Physiology Society Conference,
1999. |
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Feed type and intake affect glycemic
response in Thoroughbred horses -
Concise
summary of a research paper which
was researched by the renowned 'Kentucky
Equine Research' and published in
the Proceedings of the 16th Equine
Nutrition and Physiology Society Conference,
1999. |
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Timing and amount of forage and grain
affect exercise response in Thoroughbred
horses -
Concise
summary of a research paper which
was researched by the renowned 'Kentucky
Equine Research' and published in
the Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology,
Utsunomiya, Japan in 1998. |
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Time of feeding and fat supplementation
affect exercise response in Thoroughbred
horses -
Concise
summary of a research paper which
was researched by the renowned 'Kentucky
Equine Research' and published in
the Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology,
Utsunomiya, Japan in 1998. |
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Feeding to Win -
Baileys Horse Feeds have
produced this article for Equiworld.net. The
article contains information on feeding horses
for different disciplines. |
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Health Foods for Horses -
The Institute
of Grassland and Environmental Research have
put together this scientific article on the
importance of forage in the equine diet. This
document is well illustrated with graphs and
discusses the different types of forage available
and their digestibility. |
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The Impact of Nutrition and Feeding
Practices on Equine Behaviour and Welfare
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Fully referenced
article from the University of Pennsylvania
and the Havemeyer Foundation which covers
topics such as ‘Nutrition and Feeding Practices
Impact on Welfare’, ‘General Inappropriate
Nutrition’, ‘High Cereal/Low Forage Diets’,
‘Monotonous Diets’, ‘Recurrent Airways Obstruction’
and ‘Supplementation’. |
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The Importance of Feeding Good Quality
Forage -
Summary
of the different types of forage available
and their uses from Allen & Page. |
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