Hess et al. (1) conducted an interesting supplementation trial on horses during an endurance race with an international group*. They found that electrolytes with high Sodium and without Potassium, combined with a higher Calcium feed were advantageous to the horses and potentially decreases pull rates.
Clinical signs that are typically seen in horses when they are [...]
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...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 [...]
