Contact: Diana M. Orban Brown
Director of Marketing and Communications
Rutgers Equine Science Center
732-932-9419
orban@aesop.rutgers.edu

RUTGERS EQUINE SCIENCE CENTER UPDATE SET FOR DEC. 7;

TOPICS INCLUDE STRESS PROBLEMS,

HAY CHOICES, WEST NILE VIRUS

     NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (November 19, 2004) –The Rutgers Equine Science Center’s Annual “Science Update” will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7, at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture on the Cook College campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

     The Science Update will include presentations highlighting the year’s work in advancing equine health, horse management practices, and solutions to equine industry issues. Topics to be covered include:

• The State of the Horse Industry in New Jersey
• Is Vitamin E the Antidote to Stress in Your Equine Athlete?
• Impact of Pasture and Hay on Your Horse’s Well-Being
• Exercise: Can It Put Your Horse Off Its Feed?
• West Nile Virus May Be Lurking in Your Barn

     This year, for the first time, attendees can tour campus facilities before the Science Update. Options are a demonstration of the Center’s high-speed equine treadmill, or a visit with the current crop of NAERIC-registered weanlings in the Young Horse Teaching and Research program. Both tours begin at 4:30 p.m. and require a reservation (call 732-932-9419).

     The Science Update includes supper from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by the research presentations. There is a suggested donation of $20 for adults and $10 for students. For additional information, directions, and a RSVP coupon, call 732-932-9419 or visit http://www.esc.rutgers.edu/research.htm.