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Australasian Focus View All

Comparing Purchase Price and Earnings in Racing Thoroughbred Horses

Choosing potential racehorses requires great skill and a certain measure of luck, and even then a profitable equine athlete can be elusive. A recent study conducted at the University of Melbourne offers some guidelines that might help yearling buyers at least break even more often.

Nutrition View All

Forage for Horses in Australia and New Zealand

Horse owners in Australia and New Zealand use a variety of forages and forage forms to satisfy the nutritional requirements of horses and ponies.

KER Research View All

What Is the Effect of Dietary Carbohydrate or Fat Level on Glucose Clearance in Older Horses?

This study was conducted to determine whether a moderate daily intake of carbohydrate from oats or a high level of fat intake from vegetable oil would affect glucose tolerance as measured by an intravenous glucose tolerance test.

Health View All

Fact Sheet for EHV-1 Available

The University of Minnesota has released a fact sheet on equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) detailing the signs, treatment, and prevention of this disease.

General Interest View All

Corn Planting Delayed

U.S. farmers expect to grow more corn this year than last. However, corn planting is progressing much more slowly than usual this spring due to rain and cool temperatures in the Midwest.

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