I think this report is very interesting. I
cannot send it all at once to RC, so I will do so in
installments.
It does support what I have found in my
research for the past eight months, and that is that Fat is the key, not Carbs.
Since Strider colicked on beet pulp and all the
other grains I was giving him, I have had him only on Stablized Rice bran, Black
Oil Sunflower Seeds, an occasional cup of steamed oats and a vitamin/mineral
supplement. Along with free choice Moormans Block. I have had no further
problems.
Fat is what gives the energy, not carbs. Same
with people, loading your body on carbs for a race gives you a quick fix, eat a
good fatty and protein filled meal and you won't feel hungry or lacking for
energy.
amber
AAEP 2002: Recent Developments in Equine Nutrition by: Sarah L. Evers,
Editorial Assistant 2/4/03
A lot has happened in the field of equine
research in the last five years. Ginger Rich, PhD, of Rich Equine Nutritional
Consulting in Eads, Tenn.; and Leslie Breuer, PhD, of LH Breuer and
Associates, updated veterinarians and others who attended the Current
Concepts in Equine Nutrition in-depth session at the 2002 American
Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) Convention. Not all of the
research done from 1998-2002 could be included in their presentation titled
"Recent Developments in Equine Nutrition with Farm and Clinic Applications,"
so Rich and Breuer chose what they felt were some of the most important
research findings.
To organize their presentation, they divided it into
these topics--water; energy; minerals; protein; vitamins; growth; broodmare
nutrition; performance horse nutrition; nutritionally related diseases; new
products, ingredients, and processing methods; and miscellaneous
topics.
more to follow
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