Nutrigenomics: the future of feeding horses
Did you know that what your horse eats effects his genes? With a better understanding of nutrigenomics, we can be better equipped to meet the…
Author: Marty Adams, PhD, PAS
Dr. Marty Adams is a technical services equine nutritionist for Cargill Animal Feed and Nutrition. Cargill owns and manufactures Nutrena Horse Feeds, including SafeChoice, ProForce, Empower, and Triumph brands, as well as Legends, ProElite, and Progressive Nutrition horse feeds and supplements. Dr. Adams was formerly equine nutritionist for Southern States Cooperative. He also served as an assistant/associate professor at Louisiana Tech University after graduate school, and was the equine nutritionist for Seminole Feed before taking the position at Southern States. Dr. Adams has two BS degrees from Missouri State University, MS and PhD degrees from the University of Missouri (Animal Science/Equine Specialty) and an ARPAS Equine (American Registry of Professional Animal Science) certification.
What not to feed your horse
We spend so much time researching what to feed our horses – but how about what not to feed them? Here’s a list of things…