Equine nutrition

Jenna Obert-Thorn Compare and Contrast Essay Engl 1101 TR 8:00 Ms. Bell September 20, 2016 Impacts on a Horse’s Health Many people enjoy the sport of horseback riding. Some may only ride horses for fun, as a hobby they enjoy in their free time. However, a large majority of those who ride do so competitively. Two common competitive styles of riding include barrel racing and pleasure. These two disciplines vary in injuries received, but are similar in a variety of other ways, which include common back pain, need for proper nutrition, and lack of contagious illnesses. Barrel racing is a sport based on speed. The horse’s performance around the barrels is timed, and the fastest to finish is the winner of the event. “Performance Perils” written…

Cortni Volkman AGR 315 Equine Osteochondrosis Exercise intolerance in equines is defined as a . One intolerance often seen in younger, performance prospect horses is the development of osteochondrosis lesions and osteochondrosis dissecans. There are a wide variety of theories to what exactly causes the development of these lesions but observably osteochondrosis is endochondral tissue that has failed to properly ossify thus creating abnormal cartilage on the bone, often seen in joints. (Kane,…

cecum of horses is microbial fermentation, and while it works well for horses that are grazing, they still cannot digest forages of lower quality as well as cattle can (Parker and Henderson, 2014). While the digestion of food begins with the chewing of food in the mouth, further breakdown of food by liquefaction in the stomach, and absorption of food in the small intestine, the fermentation of the fiber in the diet primarily occurs in the hindgut with the assistance of bacterial and protozoa…

younger age than their parents.”(Cooper, 2). The activity of parents and teachers trying to fix this is slow moving but it is moving. “Last year the district launches an Internet-based program that allows parents to track what their children are buying in the school cafeteria.” “They can check their child's spending record history, and they can put a comment on their account. We can put a code in that says, 'no chips.' explained Michael Kanak, the districts longtime food service director. “When…

and breathing start getting heavy with the abdomen and chest helping to inhale air into the lungs. Then, there is a tinge of mental doubt that the runner can even finish the race, so he or she slows down just to try to lengthen the endurance of the run. For most athletes, this is a “wall” that they will strive to get over during every single race, because the “wall” defines the amount of potential energy that each runner has by limitation of energy available to perform. In other words, the…

Inequality, Insecurity and Obesity Obesity is defined as an excessive fat accumulation that may lead health risks. According to World Health Organization (WHO), about 3.4 million adults die per year due to being overweight or obese. Professor Stanley Ulijaszek is a nutritional anthropologist whose work to find the relation between cultural diversity and nutritional health. In Anthropology lecture “Inequality, Insecurity and Obesity” (2014) at University of Oxford, Ulijaszek focuses his attention…

Often there is more to many situations then what can be seen even ones as cut and dry as weight. A major trending topic is obesity with many people split on two different sides of the topic. One side claims obesity is completely due to a lack of will-power, and people just need to put down the fork, eat healthier, and exercise, while the other side claims it is a disease or a medical condition and should be treated as such. In some way, both camps are right, but there is more to eating then just…

children's lives today. First, what is child obesity? The term child obesity means, “A child is between birth and puberty and is extremely overweight and has a body mass index BMI at or the 95th percentile.” (Hassink, 2006) This disease is caused by lack of exercise and over-eating by a child. Child obesity can cause many medical problems; for a child that suffers from obesity, issues such as high cholesterol, hypertension, respiratory ailments, orthopedic problems, depression and Type 2…

him and his family about the importance of modifying his lifestyle choices, such as their diet, but also the importance of making small changes that could potentially save his life. What elements of his lifestyle were harmful? Could his family have played a more effective role in helping him manage his CVD? (Daniela) Unquestionably, the family played an important role in his health habits, as they also should 've been required to make major and permanent changes in their diet and exercise…

Miss E is a 29 year old female whose goal is to lose 2 ½ stone in weight. She has come out of a failed long-term relationship 6 months ago, and revealed that her former partner was very controlling and appeared to want her to remain overweight. Miss E has always struggled with her weight since she was a teenager (from the age of 12 or 13), and her parents constantly pestered her about being unattractive and eating too much. Miss E has tried various diets and invariably has always put the weight…