Contact: Diana M. Orban Brown

Director of Communications

Rutgers Equine Science Center

732-932-9419

orban@njaes.rutgers.edu

 

EQUINE SCIENCE UPDATE SET FOR DEC. 9

 

            NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (October 3, 2008) – The Equine Science Center will host its annual Equine Science Update on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center on the G.H. Cook Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

 

            The Equine Science Update, geared to professionals, horse owners, farm owners and managers, students, science teachers, 4-H horse program participants and educators, will include presentations highlighting the Equine Science Center’s work in advancing equine health, horse management practices, and solutions to equine industry issues. This year’s presentations include summaries of projects coming to closure with implications for use in the horse industry:

• Transforming Waste to Wealth: Horse Manure to Bioenergy
• Joint Supplements—Are They Worth It?
• Genetic Markers for OCD
• Horses 2009 Preview: Knowledge is Horse Power

            The event starts with a supper at 6 p.m. Optional tours prior to the update include a visit to the current crop of weanlings in the Young Horse Teaching and Research Program at 4:30 p.m. and a demonstration of the Center’s high-speed equine treadmill at 5:30 p.m.

 

            The seminars and tours require reservations, which can be made by calling 732-932-9419 or emailing ESC@njaes.rutgers.edu. The suggested donation for the day’s activities, including the supper, is $25 for adults and $10 for students. Registrations must be received by Monday, November 24. For additional information, directions, and a registration form, call 732-932-9419 or download the RSVP form at www.esc.rutgers.edu.