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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 2202495 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In summary, horses spend 60% or more of their time eating when grazing or when feed is available free choice. Grasses are their preferred food, but they supplement the grass with herbs and woody plants. Sweetened mixtures of oats and corn are the most preferred concentrate. Horses can increase or decrease the time spent eating and amount eaten to maintain caloric intake. Their intake is stimulated by drugs such as diazepam and by the presence of other horses. Horses stop eating when gastric osmolality increases; increases in plasma osmolality, protein, and glucose accompany digestion. Foals eat several times an hour and begin sampling solid food at the same time that their dam is eating. Several areas of particular importance to the equine industry have not been investigated. These areas include the effect of exercise on short- and long-term food intake and the influence of reproductive state on the feeding of mares. |
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Authors:
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K A Houpt |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice Volume: 6 ISSN: 0749-0739 ISO Abbreviation: Vet. Clin. North Am. Equine Pract. Publication Date: 1990 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-09-28 Completed Date: 1990-09-28 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8511904 Medline TA: Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 319-37 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Physiology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca. |
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Animals Eating / physiology* Feeding Behavior / physiology* Horses / physiology* |
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