Equine Nutrition and Behavior

Kate and Nancy discuss research to answer a listener's question on starch and equine behavior.

Research Reference:

Harris, P. and Shepherd, M. (2021). What Would Be Good for All Veterinarians to Know About Equine Nutrition. Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice. Volume 37 (1). pp 1-20.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749073920300663

Earlier October 16, 2020 episode on this topic of high starch diets:

https://anchor.fm/nancy-mclean/episodes/High-starch-diets-and-their-effect-on-behavior-el5ijg

Bulmer, Louise S et al., 2019. High-starch diets alter equine faecal microbiota and increase behavioural reactivity. Scientific reports, 9(1), pp.18621–11.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6901590/pdf/41598_2019_Article_54039.pdf