Evaluation of Fecal Sand Clearance in Horses With Naturally Acquired Colonic Sand Accumulation With a Product Containing Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Psyllium.

Autor: Hassel DM; Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Electronic address: dhassel@colostate.edu., Curley T; Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO., Hoaglund EL; Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of equine veterinary science [J Equine Vet Sci] 2020 Jul; Vol. 90, pp. 102970. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.102970
Abstrakt: Consumption of sand and dirt in horses can cause chronic diarrhea and colic because of irritation and obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract of horses. Prevention has primarily focused on changes in management to reduce the intake of sand and feeding of psyllium products. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a product containing probiotics, prebiotics, and psyllium in the clearance of colonic sand in horses with naturally acquired sand accumulation using a randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded clinical trial format. After identification of 10 horses with sand accumulation as determined by both auscultation and abdominal radiography, quantitative assessment of changes in colonic sand content in response to management changes combined with treatment with the probiotic/psyllium product or no treatment was assessed by blinded observers. Fecal sand output was monitored in both groups via sand sedimentation analysis of fecal samples every 3 days for 35 days and with pre- and post-treatment abdominal radiography. There was a significant reduction in sand accumulation in both treatment and control groups, but there were no significant differences between treatment and control groups in clearance of colonic sand as measured by both fecal sand sedimentation and quantitative radiography.
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