“Ten Important Facts About Good Gastro-Intestinal Health in Horses”
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This interview was previously published in 2019 Camilla Whishaw 2 (497)
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“Ten Important Facts About Good Gastro-Intestinal Health in Horses”
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“Ten Important Facts About Good Gastro-Intestinal Health in Horses”
1) Teeth and oral health
– The importance of chewing and actions of saliva
– Functions of secretory IgA
-Systemic inflammatory effects of gingivitis (oral inflammation)
2) Fibre and roughage in the diet
– Multitude of overall health benefits
– Roughage in diet essential to promote chewing
– Positive impact of fibre on bacterial microflora balance
– Fibre and Short chain fatty acid (volatile fatty acid) production
3) The appropriate use of concentrated/high energy feeds
– The use of beet pulp, boiled barley
4) Discriminative use of antibiotics and optimising the gut flora after their use
5) The appropriate use of NSAIDs and supporting gut health both during and after use
6) The use of omeprazole/PPIs (ulcerguard, etc)
7) Strategic drenching
8) The importance of how we feed, not just the type of feed
9) The influence of stress on digestion and GIT health
10) Making changes to feeding to support GIT health
Time Stamp
00:56 – Background
01:30 – Introduction of topic
03:20 – 1) Teeth and oral health
08:51 – 2) Fibre and roughage in the diet
13:30 – 3) The appropriate use of concentrated/high energy feeds
16:20 – 4) Discriminative use of antibiotics and optimising the gut flora after their use
19:35 – 5) The appropriate use of NSAIDs and supporting gut health both during and after use
23:50 – 6) The use of omeprazole/PPIs (ulcer guard, etc)
26:24 – 7) Strategic drenching
29:40 – 8) The importance of how we feed, not just the type of feed
34:00 – 9) The influence of stress on digestion and GIT health
37:30 – 10) Making changes to feeding to support GIT health
40:02 – Contact details see below
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