November 8, 2014 - Young Horse Digestive Health

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Understanding how your growing foal's digestive system works can help you recognize and avoid potential problems.

by Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips

Priming the young horse's digestive tract for healthy growth and development takes careful planning, observation, and sometimes intervention. Owners and managers of young horses must ensure adequate colostrum intake and passive transfer of immunity at birth, reduce stress and resulting gastrointestinal (GI) illness at weaning, and meet the nutritional requirements associated with times of rapid growth along the way.

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