Digestive/GI

Horse manure is an excellent fertilizer, can be turned into paper products, and even used to make bricks to Read more

One place where pH (a measure of acidity or alkalinity) is particularly important in horses is the urinary tract. Read more

When researchers designed a study to check pasture intake, they found that horses with restricted grazing times were able Read more

Cecal pH will be significantly lower at four, five, and six hours after feeding 13 lb (6 kg) of Read more

From a plant perspective, carbohydrates fall into three categories: simple sugars active in plant intermediary metabolism; storage compounds such Read more

Unlike the relatively stable level of starch in a particular cereal grain, grass fructan levels are immensely variable, making up from Read more

Sand particles cling to the roots and stems of ingested plants, and this heavy, indigestible material can accumulate in Read more

The only certain way to partition digestion between different parts of the digestive tract is to introduce a tube, Read more

The horse is a hindgut fermenter, meaning that the large intestine is the site of fermentation of ingested fiber. Read more

Many abdominal disturbances that result in colic can be traced back to changes in gut motility or bacterial flora. Read more