Intro to Equine Nutrition - UT Extension
Intro to Equine Nutrition - UT Extension
Intro to Equine Nutrition - UT Extension
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<strong>Equine</strong> Nutrient Digestion<br />
• Monogastric herbivore - simple s<strong>to</strong>mach, eats plants<br />
• Hindgut fermenter - digestion of fiber in LI<br />
• Digestion and absorption of nonfibrous feed ingredients<br />
(protein, fat, sugar, starch, water, vitamins, minerals) in<br />
s<strong>to</strong>mach and SI - FOREG<strong>UT</strong><br />
• Digestion and fermentation of fibrous feed ingredients<br />
(cellulose and hemicellulose) in cecum and large colon by<br />
bacteria and absorption of VFA, water, ammonia, minerals,<br />
vitamins - HINDG<strong>UT</strong>