Title: Describe equine nutritional disorders.
Course: Equine Science (18104-I) > Section: Understanding Horse Nutrition

Description should include disorders that are directly or indirectly related to nutrition, such as

- white muscle disease
- colic
- ulcers
- laminitis
- Potomac horse fever
- genetics
- developmental orthopedic disorder
- obesity/malnutrition
- growth/maintenance/geriatric changes.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the symptoms of laminitis?
- What first aid therapies can be used to treat horses with colic, without requiring the services of a veterinarian?
- How does pasture health correlate to equine health?
- How is nutrient affected by the horses’ teeth and the importance of floating?