Feeding specific groups - EP Flashcards
1 cup of ________ can be supplemented in the diet of performance horses to replace 3-4 cups of concentrate
Fats / oils
** takes 2-3 months to adapt
Older horses should have a BCS of _______ prior to winter
4-6
What makes up an ideal diet for aged horses?
- Palatable
- Easily digested/ masticated
- REMOVE COMPETITION
True or False: Starved horses should immediately be put on a high quality diet
FALSE - start low and go slow
Result of giving a starved horse a high quality, high concentrate diet?
Refeeding syndrome - fatal increase in blood insulin, cardiac and resp failure
Feeding requirements for a starved horses?
Start on LOW glycemic index
- Introduce roughage only @ 50-75% of maintenance (based on current BW)
- Gradually increase over 10 days to maintenance
- Increase up to 125%
What horses are more at risk for EMS?
YOUNG, obese horses
How to treat EMS?
LOW glycemic index diet
- NO grass pasture
- Exercise IMPT
- If EMS is controlled, horse can graze using a grazing muzzle and should go out in the morning when NSC are low
What horses are more at risk for PPID?
OLD, obese horses
- Morgans and ponies
CS associated with PPID?
- PU/PD
- Abnormal fat distribution
- Laminitis
- Hirsutism- abnormally long hair coat
- Lethargy
PPID can also be referred to as?
Equine Cushings dz
How to feed a horse with PPID?
- Low glycemic index diet
- Forage diet
- Avoid pasture with high NCS (in evening)
- Soak hay to decrease NCS
- Small frequent meals
___________ is a life threatening condition with a 56% survival rate
Hyperlipemia
What horses are at risk for hyperlipemia?
- Ponies
- Donkeys
- Miniature horses
- Pregnant / lactating females
- Obesity
Easiest way to diagnose hyperlipemia?
Collect blood, put in EDTA purple top tube, observe cloudy/fatty sample to diagnose