SOME OF THE RESEARCH RELATED TO OUR FEED
HIND GUT MICROBIOME
The Impact of Diet on the Hindgut Microbiome, V. Julliand, P. Grimm. 2017. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Vol 52 p.23-28.
ACTIVE LIVE YEAST
Dietary yeast culture supplementation of mares during late gestation and early lactation, M. J. Glade. 1991. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Vol 11;2 p.89-95.
Effect of live yeast culture supplementation on apparent digestibility and rate of passage in horses fed a high-fiber or high-starch diet. J. P. Jouany, J. Gobert, B. Medina, G. Bertin, V. Julliand. 2008. Journal of Animal Science, Vol 86;2 p.339-47.
Effect of live yeast culture supplementation on hindgut microbial communities and their polysaccharidase and glycoside hydrolase activities in horses fed a high-fiber or high-starch diet. J.P. Jouany, B. Medina, G. Bertin, V. Julliand. 2009. Journal of Animal Science. Vol 87;9 p.2844-52.
POSTBIOTICS
Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product improves robustness of equine gut microbiome upon stress, E. Ganda, A. Chakrabarti, M. I. Sardi, M. Tench, B. K. Kozlowicz, S. A. Norton, L. K. Warren & E. Khafipour. 2023. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, vol 10.
Dietary supplementation of a saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product attenuates exercise-induced stress markers in young horses, H. C. Valigura, J. L. Leatherwood, R. E. Martinez, S. A. Norton & S. H. White-Springer. 2021. Journal of Animal Science, vol 99 (8).
Effect of yeast culture supplementation on digestibility of varying forage quality in mature horses, L. M. Morgan, J. A. Coverdale, M. A. Froetschel & I. Yoon. 2007. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, vol 27 (6).
ACID BUF
The influence of feeding a high calcium, algae supplement on gastric ulceration in adult horses, T. Moir, J. O'Brien, S. R. Hill, L. A. Waldron. 2016. Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition, Vol 4; E8.
An in vitro investigation into the effects of a marine-derived, multimineral supplement in simulated equine stomach and hindgut environments, M. Moore-Colyer, D. M. O'Gorman, K. Wakefield. 2014. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Vol 34 p. 391-397.
LOW STARCH FEED
GASTRIC ULCER
Risk factors associated with equine gastric ulceration syndrome (EGUS) in 201 horses in Denmark, N. Luthersson, K. Hou Nielsen, P. Harris, T. D. H. Parkin. 2009. Equine Veterinary Journal, Vol 41;7 p. 625-630.
Nutrition and dietary management of equine gastric ulcer syndrome, R. E. Reese, F. M. Andrews. 2009. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 25(1) p. 79-92.
MUSCLE DISORDERS
An epidemiological study of myopathies in Warmblood horses, L. M. Hunt , S. J. Valberg, K. Stefenhagen, M. E. McCue. 2008. Equine Veterinary Journal, Vol 40:2 p. 171-177.
The Role of Nutrition in Managing Muscle Disorders, J. D. Pagan, S. J. Valberg. 2025. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 41;1 p.151-163.
PSSM (POLYSACCHARIDE STORAGE MYOPATHY)
The effect of varying dietary starch and fat content on serum creatine kinase activity and substrate availability in equine polysaccharide storage myopathy, W. P. Ribeiro, S. J. Valberg, J. D. Pagan, B. Essen Gustavsson. 2004. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 18(6) p. 887-894.
TYING-UP/RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Effect of ration and exercise on plasma creatine kinase activity and lactate concentration in Thoroughbred horses with recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis, J. M. MacLeay, S. J. Valberg, J. D. Pagan, J. L. Xue, F. D. De La Corte, J. Roberts. 2000. American Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol 61(11) p.1390-1395.
Dietary control of exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses, B. A. Valentine, H. F. Hintz, K. M. Freels, A. J. Raynolds, K. N. Thompson. 1998. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol 212(10) p. 1588-1593.
LAMINITIS
Prevention of acidosis and laminitis associated with grain feeding in horses, J. B. Rowe, M. J. Lees, D. W. Pethick. 1994. The Journal of Nutrition, Vol 124 p. 2742-2744.
INSULIN RESISTANCE (IR)
Dietary management of obesity and insulin resistance: Countering risk for laminitis, R. J. Geor, P. Harris. 2009. Veterinary Clinics of North America, Vol 25(1) p. 51-65.