Is Colic The Only Reason For Bacterial Changes In The Gut? Probably Not Sponsored by:
It s long been known that the best way to prevent ulcers in horses is to make sure they have something to eat preferably forage nearly constantly. But what happens if feed and hay are withheld to not exacerbate a problem, like colic?
Drs. Jaclyn Willette, Dipti Pitta, Nagaraju Indugu, Bonnie Vecchiarelli, Meagan Hennessy, Tamara Dobbie and Louise Southwood found that the bacterial population of a horse s gut changes if he has been without food for at least 10 hours.
Chronic gastrointestinal disease leads to a decrease in variety of bacterial species in the gut of humans and cattle; the same is thought to be true for horses.