Browsing by Author "Scott, Brett D."
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Scott, Brett D. (2008-10-06)Horse owners know the importance of protecting their animals from disease. This publication explains how diseases are transmitted and how horses can be protected by establishing a core vaccination and a risk-based vaccination ...
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Scott, Brett D. (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Animal health officials define an exotic or foreign animal disease as an important transmissible livestock disease that has potentially devastating health and economic impacts but that is currently believed to be absent ...
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Eller, Elena Maria (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Blood-borne biochemical markers were used to track comparative rates of bone turnover in horses fed differing amounts of Ca, P and Mg. Bone turnover was tracked by serum osteocalcin, bone resorption by the carboxyterminal ...
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Wagner, Elizabeth Lynn (2009-05-15)This study was undertaken to compare the absorption and retention of copper and zinc when supplemented to exercising horses in the form of sulfate or organic-chelate mineral supplements. Nine mature horses were used in a ...
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Kriewald, Russell D. (2010-01-14)The objective of this study was to monitor the effects on physical and reproductive parameters in mares supplemented with Ractopamine HCl (RAC), in an effort to provide some insight concerning the use of RAC in horse diets. ...
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Antilley, Teri Jill (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Six Quarter Horse yearling fillies were used in a duplicated 3 x 3 Latin square designed experiment to evaluate the technique of nitrogen retention as a response criterion for amino acid studies in the horse. The yearlings ...
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Ross, Trinette Noel (2009-05-15)Diets formulated to contain varying ratios of omega 6 to omega 3 fatty acids were fed to exercising yearlings to evaluate bone activity and inflammatory response. Nine Quarter Horse yearlings were arranged within a triplicated ...
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Gibbs, Pete G.; Potter, Gary D.; Scott, Brett D. (2002-12-18)To perform at optimum levels, race prospects and racehorses in training must be properly conditioned and fed a balanced diet. This publication explains the nutritional requirements and feeding management guidelines needed ...
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Gibbs, Pete G.; Potter, Gary D.; Scott, Brett D. (2003-11-04)This publication explains how proper nutrition and feeding management can improve the athletic performance of an arena horse.
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Chancellor, Tommy Neal (2009-05-15)The objective of this study was to more clearly define the relationship between body condition, plasma leptin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in stallions and geldings in moderate (5.0-5.5) versus fleshy (7.0-7.5) ...
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Howard, Alicia Dawn (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have shown substantial benefits in humans including lowered serum cholesterol, blood pressure and indices of stress. The caloric and extracaloric benefits of feeding fat supplemented ...
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Morgan, Sommer Christine (2009-05-15)In cattle and sheep, a significant decrease in temperature has been noted prior to parturition. In the mare, similar temperature decreases have been documented, although results have been inconsistent when temperatures ...