lecture 1 Flashcards
what are some more energy-dense diet
cereal, grain and fat
altering the components and the feeding behavior can lead to what
- GI upset = Colics
- muscle associated disease
- Laminitis (founder)
What is laminitis
Laminitis is a painful inflammatory condition of the tissues (laminae) that bond the hoof wall to the pedal (coffin) bone in the horses hoof.
- usually a disease in obese poneys
The hind-gut in the horses works much like the 1. of a ruminant
- the fore-stomach:
- Rumen, reticulum, omasum
Is a rabbit a hind-gut fermenter ?
yes
What type of stomach do horses have
They are monogastric, simple stomach, like dogs and humans.
- they are incapable of using forage-based diets (high fiber) in the stomach. –> all the fermentation occurs in the large intestines
What is a rudimentary fermentation system in the human
appendix
what is the route of ingesta
mouth –>esophagus–>stomach–>dudodenum–>jejunum–>ileum–>cecum (ileocecal valve)–> right ventral colon –(via sternal flexure)–> left ventral colon–(via pelvic flexure)–> left dorsal colon–(via diaphragmatic flexure)–>right dorsal colon–>transverse colon–>small colon–>rectum–>outside
On what side does the stomach lie?
on the left side
on what side of the horse is the cecum
the right side
40% of digestion/absorption happens where ?
in the foregut
what happens in the stomach of the horse
- protein digestion
- partial physical breakdown
what happens in the small intestine of the horse
- Lots of fat digestion
- Lots of protein digestion
- 50-70% of the soluble CHO (sugar & starch) digested)
- most vitamins and minerals digested
where is 50-70% of the soluble CHO digested ?
in the small intestine
60% of digestion/absorption happens where
in the hind gut
