Scientists Pinpoint Equine ‘Body Weight Genes’
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
May 28, 2018
These findings could eventually help veterinarians tailor medical care, feeding, and training to individual horses.
These findings could eventually help veterinarians tailor medical care, feeding, and training to individual horses.
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Lactating mares’ nutritional requirements increase drastically in order to maintain weight while providing nursing foals with enough critical nutrients.
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Horses consuming crude protein at 12% of total dry matter intake excreted more nitrogen, which led to greater ammonia emissions.
A forage-only diet and transported before exercise could positively impact horses’ exercise performance, researchers found.
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