THE EFFECT OF HAY TYPE AND SOAKING ON GLYCEMIC RESPONSE IN HORSES

dc.contributor.advisorHoffman, Rhondaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Josie Lynnen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberSpooner, Hollyen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberHaffner, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.departmentBasic & Applied Sciencesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-12T19:07:42Z
dc.date.available2015-06-12T19:07:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-09en_US
dc.description.abstractDietary management of equine metabolic syndrome includes minimizing glycemic response. Soaking hay prior to feeding reduces nonstructural carbohydrate content, but little research indicates if soaking hay reduces glycemic response. Glycemic response of four hay diets were evaluated: dry or soaked prairiegrass hay, and dry or soaked alfalfa hay. Twelve healthy horses were randomly assigned into two groups and fed the hay diets at 0.5% BW in a 2x2 factorial design. Blood samples were collected at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, and 300 min after feeding. Plasma glucose was analyzed using a colorimetric assay, and incremental area under the curve (AUC) of glucose response calculated. Data were analyzed using a mixed model with repeated measures. Plasma glucose and the AUC was higher (P =0.0001) in healthy horses fed alfalfa compared to grass hay, with no differences identified due to soaking (P = 0.82). Additional research is needed to determine if soaking hay has physiological merit in horses with metabolic issues.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4485
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectGlycemic responseen_US
dc.subjectHay soakingen_US
dc.subjectHorsesen_US
dc.subject.umiAnimal sciencesen_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.thesis.degreelevelMastersen_US
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF HAY TYPE AND SOAKING ON GLYCEMIC RESPONSE IN HORSESen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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