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The Hind Gut Acidity Bandwagon is Dangerous
It’s the trendy diagnosis. Hind gut acidity, sometimes used synonymously with hind gut ulcers, is blamed for a staggering array of signs ranging from poor appetite to cracked hooves to right hind lameness and any undesirable behavior trait you can … Continue reading
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Tagged acidity, bicarbonate, digestion, enteroliths, fecal pH, fermentation, hind gut, ranitidine
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Hay – Much More than Fiber
Hay used to be widely viewed as having little or no nutritional value beyond being a source of fiber which provided horses with chew time and made them feel full between meals. That has largely changed but even those who … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, fermentation, fiber, glucose, glycogen, Hay, minerals, Protein, vitamins, volatile fatty acids
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Fire in the Belly
You’ve heard your horse’s intestinal tract referred to as a furnace. Obviously that’s not literally what happens. It is where fermentation takes place. Fermentation reactions produce cheese and your favorite adult beverage but that’s not what is going on either. … Continue reading
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Tagged acetate, butyrate, fermentation, fiber, fructan, glucose, gut, lactate, propionate
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Worried about Hay Belly?
“Hay belly” refers to distention of the abdomen. When viewed from the front, the horse looks pregnant. However, it is not caused by hay per se. A horse can eat very large amounts of hay and still look trim. It’s … Continue reading
