TOOTH CHARACTERISTICS AND FEED DIGESTIBILITY

Think floating a horse’s teeth improves his feed digestion? Think again. At the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held Dec. 6-10 in San Diego, Calif., a study showing that floating doesn’t improve feed digestion was presented by James Carmalt, MA, VetMB, MVetSc, Dipl. ABVP, ACVS, associate professor of large animal surgery at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Canada. However, an exam should be done to look for areas of dental pain. Continue reading…

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