Posts Tagged by nutrition
continuing with the nutrition stuff
| June 11, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s going to be a scorcher today. My guess is the weather is trying to prepare me for what Arizona is going to feel like next week. I see napping in my future and a distinct lack of motivation to run. We are nearing the end of the selenium and vitamin E discussion. Just a […] more
more on vit E/Se/Balancing rations
| June 7, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s move onto Selenium. Selenium Selenium has a very narrow range of “OK”. Too little is bad, too much is bad. This scares a lot of people. Talk to knowledgeable people in the animal medicine field about selenium supplementation in horses and the first thing I get is a look of concern, followed by “did […] more
Revisiting vit E, Se, and overall nutrition of the endurance horse
| June 5, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
During the last block of my first year of vet school I got to sit through some lectures on nutrition, including a lecture on equine nutrition given by Dr. Claire Thunes. I learned some really interesting stuff that I wanted to pass along to you. The good news is, if you’ve been following this blog […] more
Seminar follow up – Nutrition
| March 19, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I was doing some literature searches and came across a paper that is almost exactly the information that was presented during the nutrition seminar. I can’t remember whether the guy who wrote the paper (Duran) is the same person who presented at the seminar, but the company is the same – Kentucky Equine Research. Unfortunately, […] more
Convention day 1 – Nutrition Seminar
| March 15, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Slept in and only have 15 minutes to get this post out this morning. EEK! Nutrition talk This was the seminar I most regret losing my notes for, since it had specific technical details I wanted to share with you. The seminar was given by a representative from KER (Kentucky Equine Research) which produces research […] more
