THE EQUINE MICROBIOME AND PROBIOTICS
Let’s take a closer look at the digestive system and how a “Leaky Gut” can be a disaster for horses…
Category: Gut Health
LEAKY GUT IN HORSES
Let’s take a closer look at the digestive system and how a “Leaky Gut” can be a disaster for horses…
RESEARCH: LIVE YEAST CULTURE
Soybean Hulls have been utilized as an ingredient in livestock feeds for many years. In recent years, soybean hulls…
FEEDING BEHAVIOR
FEEDING BEHAVIOUR “KEEPING YOUR FEEDING SYSTEM AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE” MAY 2020 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition Horses are non-ruminant herbivores also known as a “hindgut fermenters”. Their digestive tract is made up of a simple stomach, small intestine and large intestine. The natural feeding habit of the horse is to eat small amounts of[…]
PROBIOTICS – PREBIOTICS
UNDERSTANDING PROBIOTICS – PREBIOTICS June 2016 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition Horses have a unique digestive system. The front portion of the digestive system, the stomach and small intestine, utilizes enzyme digestion to break down food material. The bag portion of the digestive system, the cecum and colon, have a microbial population (bacteria, yeast, fungi)[…]