Geriatric medicine involves knowledge of the diseases that are more common in aged
patients and knowledge of how common diseases differ in their presentation in old age. 1 …

Due to modern management practices and the availability of energy dense feeds, obesity is
a serious and increasingly common health problem for horses. Equine obesity is linked to …

Forages play a crucial role in the diet of horses. The inclusion of adequate forage promotes
both physical and mental health. 1 An insufficient daily intake of forages can result in weight …

Background Age and diet may affect insulin sensitivity (SI) but these factors have received
limited investigation in horses. Objectives To measure minimal model parameters during an …

In laboratory animals, there is a scarcity of digestibility data under non-experimental
conditions. Such data is important as basis to generate nutrient requirements, which …

Simple Summary Bamboo part preference and a panda's age have been shown to shift the
gut microbiota composition of the giant panda, thus eliciting changes in their nutrient …

Simple Summary This study aimed to examine phosphorus utilization and excretion in feces
when typical feeds and forage-based diets are fed. The hypothesis was that feeding regimes …

Recent years have evidenced a shift in the demographics of horse and pony ownership,
away from primary working roles and toward companion animal status. In the United …

As the proportion of aged horses within the general equine population appears to be
increasing in the UK and other developed countries, it is important to be aware of the …

Supplementation with marine‐derived n− 3 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC
PUFAs), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20: 5 n− 3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6 n …