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Sarah L. Ralston, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVN, is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, specializing in equine nutrition. Her research has focused on the effects of diet on metabolism, behavior, and the development of orthopedic disease in young horses, and she has additional interests in nutritional modulation of stress, metabonomics (the study of metabolic responses to drugs, environmental changes, and diseases), and pasture management. Previous research highlights were the pioneering work she did in nutrition for geriatric horses and post-surgical colics while at Colorado State University in the 1980s and the discovery of the correlation of hyperinsulinemia with development of osteochondrosis in young Standardbreds.
Posted by Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVN | Nov 1, 2001 | Article, Vitamins & Minerals
Is chewing pressure-treated wood (the green-tinged wood) dangerous for horses?
Read MorePosted by Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVN | Jul 1, 2001 | Article, Behavior
We have a seven-year-old draft cross gelding who was treated for Lyme disease in October of 2000 with 8 grams of doxycycline (a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic) twice daily for three weeks. Since that time, and not previously, we have
Read MorePosted by Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVN | May 1, 2001 | Article, Feeding Foals and Young Horses
Genetics, exercise, and nutrition all play a role in the occurrence of developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) in young horses. There are, however, conflicting theories regarding the role of each. Breeds selected for rapid growth are at an
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