معرفی
Courtney Heaton is a Lecturer in Animal Sciences at Auburn University's College of Agriculture, specializing in equine physiology and nutrition. Her research examines metabolic health in horses, forage utilization, and nutritional interventions.
Research focuses on insulin dysregulation patterns in equines, nutritive value assessment of alternative forages like kudzu, and biomarker correlations between fecal and ruminal metabolites. Recent publications demonstrate methodological innovations in nutritional assessment and metabolic monitoring.
Extension activities include developing practical feeding strategies for stock-type horses and optimizing forage preservation techniques. Current investigations explore prebiotic supplementation effects on antioxidant capacity in senior horses and soybean cultivar performance under different management regimes.
