Abstract
Nine mature Quarter Horses were used in a 6-week-long experiment designed to examine the effect of supplemental iron in the form of ferrous sulfate and of iron plus a live yeastculture on percent hemoglobin (Hb) and percent packed cell volume (PCV) before and afterexercise. The results show that the addition of 545 mg of iron sulfate had no significant effect on percent Hb or packed cell volume before or after exercise. The addition of 545 mg of iron sulfate plus 113.5 gms of live yeast culture to the ration caused a slight over-all increase in Hb, however, the difference was significant (P<.05) only in the 6th week of the experiment. There were significant (P<.05) weekly fluctuations in Hb and PCV and it is theorized that environmental temperature played a role in these differences. As has been previously reported, exercise caused an increase in both PCV and Hb.
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