The Horse’s Digestive System

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Prevention is certainly one of the best ways to keep your horse’s digestive system healthy. Ensure your horse has a properly balanced ration and always make dietary changes very slowly to allow the microbes time to adapt to the new diet.

 

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Stacey Oke, MSc, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. She is interested in both large and small animals, as well as complementary and alternative medicine. Since 2005, she’s worked as a research consultant for nutritional supplement companies, assisted physicians and veterinarians in publishing research articles and textbooks, and written for a number of educational magazines and websites.

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