Burt Staniar's Lab
Research Interests
My research efforts are focused on how nutrition and management influence metabolic regulation in the horse. At the center of this work is the chemical communication network that regulates metabolism in response to changes in the environment. Currently we are working to characterize the mechanisms that link nutrition to skeletal development so that diets may be more precisely managed to optimize cartilage and bone for athletic production and health, improving a critical factor in the welfare of growing equine athletes. In previous studies, I have characterized skeletal growth and quantified associated changes in hormonal systems that control growth, as well as examined other aspects of nutrition in relation to growth including protein quality, different dietary energy sources, and quantity of energy supplied during growth. More about research in Burt Staniar's Lab...
