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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Thoroughbred horses"”.
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Vitamin A depletion and repletion in thoroughbred horses
… was to study vitamin A status in grazing horses throughout the year and to evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin A and β-carotene as supplements. Vitamin A status was assessed by serum retinol concentrations (SR) and the relative dose response (RDR) which was adapted for use in the horse. …
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METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LAMINITIS IN MORGAN AND THOROUGHBRED HORSES
… a nationwide survey, to examine two breeds of horses, one of which has a greater incidence of laminitis, and to investigate metabolic parameters which may relate to increased susceptibility.</p><p>The incidence, etiology, and breed susceptibility to laminitis, as well as therapies and rates of …
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Vitamin E Status of Thoroughbred Horses and the Antioxidant Status of Endurance Horses
… relatively little. Vitamin E has been studied in horses to a limited degree but not in grazing Thoroughbreds, thus the MARE Center gave me the opportunity to study vitamin E in Thoroughbred mares and foals. Middleburg is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Northern Virginia close to the site of …
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Effects of hypervolemia on arterial oxygenation in thoroughbred horses performing exercise simulating the second day of a 3-day equestrian event
Exercising horses can lose in excess of 10-12 L/hour of fluid as sweat, and during prolonged exercise, effective circulating volume is diminished. During the second day of an equestrian 3-day event (3DE) there is only a limited opportunity for horses to consume fluids. Dehydration is, therefore, a …
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Identifying nutritive, physical and volatile characteristics of oaten and lucerne hay that affect the short-term feeding preferences of lactating Holstein Friesian cows and Thoroughbred horses.
… grazing, as well as various concentrates. For horses that are stabled for prolonged periods, their diet consists of fodder (again usually hay or chaff) and concentrates, in addition to the pasture consumed whilst allowed access to graze. In such situations, where animals are presented with a …
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Effects of beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation on gluteus medius muscle fiber composition and muscle performance in adult Thoroughbred horses exercising to fatigue on a high-speed treadmill
… athletic performance and muscle function in horses, Thoroughbred geldings were fed a control (CON; n=5) or HMB (n=6) supplement (30 mg/kg/day) for 6 weeks prior to completing a standardized exercise test (SET). Gluteus medius (GM) muscle samples were obtained before the SET for fiber-typing …
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The effects of tributyrin and butyrate on equine skeletal muscle
… effects of tributyrin on equine muscle repair, Thoroughbred horses were supplemented tributyrin, and a submaximal exercise test was performed. RNA isolated from the gluteal muscle of horses supplemented with tributyrin had increased myogenin mRNA. Satellite cells isolated from supplemented …
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Diachonic DNA Analyses of Animal Breeds and Populations
… coat colour markers for a sample of historic Thoroughbred horses for which both phenotypic and correct genotypic information were known from pedigree information in the General Stud Book. The SNaPshot™ protocol was found to provide accurate genotypic information in all cases. Finally, as a …
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Insulin-like growth factor-I in growing horses and RNA isolation from small articular cartilage samples
… with measurements of skeletal growth in Thoroughbred horses. Horses were randomly assigned to one of two dietary treatment groups and fed diets with either a high or low starch content to examine the effects of dietary energy source on PL and SF IGF-I. At 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 mo of age, PL …