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Pros and Cons of Forage Analysis and Targeted Supplementation
Kathleen Gustafson, PhD
The bulk of the equine diet is forage. Dr. Gustafson will provide a detailed summary of how to acquire a proper sample, how to interpret a forage report, and how to apply the results to specific equine requirements. Attendees can expect to learn sampling techniques, how fiber components limit nutrients and macrominerals, the most common mineral deficiencies, and strategies to correct common deficiencies and excesses. Attendees will also learn differences in forage carbohydrates and which are implicated in glucose/ insulin dynamics.

Comparative Human and Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD
Equine science literature,recommendations, and marketing for various treatments of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) commonly compares this uniquely equine issue to human research. This lecture will explore EMS from a comparative medicine perspective: showing how it does or does not compare to metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes in people, and how this influences management.

Protein and Iron — Their Affect in EMS and PPID
Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD
Horses. Protein has long been suspect as a driver for metabolic issues in horses (but with little research to support or understand this hypothesis). The impact of iron overload on EMS has been largely overlooked. This lecture will review the possible impact of dietary protein, and the effects of PPID and EMS on protein metabolism. Iron overload and the most current published report on iron overload and hyperinsulinemia will be reviewed. Attendees will learn how to evaluate dietary protein needs and understand precautions to be considered when feeding protein supplements, as well as learn dietary management for horses with iron overload.