Benefits of Feeding Fats to Horses

Horses fed high-fat diets appear to perform better than those fed either a high-starch diet (40%) or a high-protein diet (25%) for both high-speed (racing) activities, and moderate-speed activities (fast trot/slow canter speeds of about five meters a second). Research showed that their blood glucose levels decreased less, and for a shorter duration, than did those horses on high-carb diets. ……
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