This blog post is a continuation of the one below titled “Take
Home Messages from Timely Nutrition Talks in Belgium, Part I.” Read that post first to get the full story!
On day two, we had another tag team talk with Al Merritt
(Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, retired) and Veronique Juilliand
discussing “Equine GI physiology – some species specific features.” They gave a great overview of the functional aspects
of the GI tract, along with data demonstrating the unique and important enteric
nervous system. Overall, it was a timely
review of the physiology of the equine GI tract and the importance of each
unique component. As nutritionists, we need
to remember how a system works in order to figure out what is wrong with it and
how to fix it when things go awry.
