ANFS241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Beet Pulp, Digestion, Enterococcus
18 Nov 2016
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Hay management: keep the hay dry, clean and available, prevents waste, if you are feeding flakes outside. Set out at least 1 more pile than you have horses: waste prevention. Can buy slow feeders to prevent it from being wasted. Used to balance the diet: nutraceuticals: proposed medicinal properties. Types of supplements: for joints, digestion, hoof health, skin/coat, temperament, special support. Joints: usually for an older horse and they want to prevent arthritis, or for younger horses that are growing, recovery from an injury, strength and prevention. The idea is that this will be integrated to make cartilage or to strengthen cartilage. Some evidence of efficacy but not conclusive. Colic/ gas prevention: prebiotics: encourages growth of beneficial bacteria, yeast extract, fiber and vitamins, probiotics: beneficial bacteria: Lactobacillus, enterococcus, bifidobacteria (benefical bacteria: buffers: ph balance: al(oh)3, mg(oh)2. Better quality horn: stronger and harder: biotin has been studied. Visible and microscopic improvements in hoof abnormalities.
