The dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) of a feed can be used to characterize large animal diets. DCAD (also known as DCAB or dietary cation-anion balance) of the diet is a major determinant of blood SID as the strong ions enter the blood from the digestive tract (Riond 2000). DCAD is the difference between the strong [...]
Read full post...Neilsen and Spooner of Michigan State did a post hoc study of research looking at changes in bone as a result of either nutrition or exercise. The interest in decreasing skeletal injury in horses is of course of great practical importance to horse owners and trainers. They found that it is exercise that causes improvements [...]
Read full post...The type of feed the horse eats is what determines what fuel is available for the horse to use during exercise. So it is important to figure out the optimal diet for your horses. Although there has been research showing the benefits of fat supplementation over feeding grain in equine diets, many people still prefer [...]
Read full post...A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Feeding and Daily Variation on Plasma Acid-Base Status in Resting Horses
A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Guelph by
KERRI JO SMITHURST, 2003
Conclusions:
Daily variation in the measured blood constituents identified in this study was due to either feeding or dehydration. All values were [...]
LITERATURE REVIEW by Kerri-Jo Smithurst, University of Guelph
A Summary of the Effects of Feeding and Daily Variation on Acid-Base Status in Resting Horses
Plasma acid-base state affects, and may also be a reflection of, the health of equine athletes. The physicochemical model, as developed by Stewart (1981), defines the blood constituents that effect or determine acid-base [...]
