Jennifer Little BSc Hons MSc RNutr, Equinutrition, Independent Equine Nutritionist In horses a healthy digestive system is of utmost importance in order to support a horse’s health and performance. The bacterial population within a horse’s gut (referred to as the gut biome) are critical to its health. It is essential for both the digestive and
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The horse’s digestive system can be split into the foregut, including the stomach and small intestines and then onto the hindgut, which comprises of the cecum, large colon and the small colon, rectum, and anus. The food eaten by the horse is digested differently in these two regions. In the foregut digestion is primarily driven
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Hindgut Health in SummerThe horses digestive system can be split into the foregut, including the stomach and small intestines and then onto the hindgut, which comprises of the cecum, large colon and the small colon, rectum and anus. The food eaten by the horse is digested differently in these two regions. In the foregut digestion is primarily driven
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Digestive Structure The horse’s digestive structure is rather unique when compared with other species that have evolved to eat forages such as grass, this due to the fact that the horse is a hindgut fermenter. Meaning the area of their digestive system that is responsible for housing the bacteria required to breakdown fibre is in
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The horse’s digestive system is rather unique in comparison with many animals that have also evolved to survive on a forage or grass-based diet. The horse can function on high volumes of forages that contain lower nutritional values, compared to those grasses often more suitable for livestock, such as dairy pastures. The horse can achieve
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