Colic could certainly be labeled as the most common health concern in the modern horse. In a 2017 report by Pet Plan Equine, colic was reported to be the third most common insurance claim for adult horses, superseded only by arthritis and ulcers. Combine ulcers and colic into “gut health” claims, and you will without […]
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Stress-Induced Digestive Upset Associated with Microbial Imbalance
Before the rooster crows, you and your horses are already loaded up and on the road to your next event. Competition brings joy, excitement and butterflies to our stomachs, so imagine how your horse could be feeling? You guessed it, traveling and competing can bring great stress to our four-legged friends, but they will often […]
How Antibiotics Impact the Gut Microbes
Gut Microbiota: it is all the rage right now in the equine industry. But what does it mean? The equine digestive system holds billions of tiny, living organisms that play a role in how your horse digests and processes food, and also in the onset of challenges like colic, laminitis or weight loss. (To learn […]
Nutrition and Gut Health: Going Beyond Digestion
Provided for Carolina Equestrian Magazine by BioZyme®, Inc Lynsey Whitacre, PhD “All disease begins in the gut.” Hippocrates, the famous historical Greek physician, is known for this short and sweet quote. Is something thought to be so precise over 2,000 years ago still relevant today? And what exactly is gut health? Gut health refers to […]
