Founding and Purpose
- www.ker.com

Dr. Joe Pagan founded Kentucky Equine Research in 1988. From the start KER had a vision and a goal. The vision was a world wide organization dedicated to increasing the knowledge of nutrition and physiology in the horse industry. The goal was to use this knowledge to formulate better more nutritionally balanced feeds through commercially successful team members. Better feeds result in sounder, healthier horses.

Today KER is one of the largest private research organizations in the world. Published material originating from the KER center in central Kentucky rivals the largest of universities.

The most fundamental and important benefit to being a KER team member is the assurance that the feeds you represent are a result of the most up to date nutritional information available.

Information

Information on scores of nutritional topics related to nutrition is available in book form, on CD’s, and on the KER website. Regular conferences are held in Kentucky, where team members can hear the latest research information and meet fellow team members from all over the world and KER staff. Tours of the research facility and prominent horse operations are usually part of the program as well.