Hintz H F
Mod Vet Pract. 1984 May;65(5):A9-12.
Consistency of exercise and diet are important in colic prevention. Water should be offered before and after feeding. Fast-growing foals suckling heavily lactating mares may overeat grain at weaning. Creep feeding to accustom the foal to eating grain and gradually increasing the grain intake after weaning are helpful in preventing colic in foals. Stallions may overeat grain when taken off pasture in hot weather. Feeding hay initially and grain later helps avoid colic in these stallions. Type-D Clostridium perfringens may cause enterotoxemia in foals. Corn should be fed in moderation. High-Mg diets, ingestion of sand, and pelleted feed have been associated with colic. Endoparasitism is the most important cause of colic in horses.
运动和饮食的一致性对预防绞痛很重要。喂食前后都应提供水。快速生长的幼驹在吸吮大量泌乳母马的乳汁时，断奶时可能会过度进食谷物。补饲有助于使幼驹习惯吃谷物，并在断奶后逐渐增加谷物摄入量，这有助于预防幼驹绞痛。种马在炎热天气下从牧场转移后可能会过度进食谷物。先喂干草后喂谷物有助于避免这些种马患绞痛。产气荚膜梭菌D型可能导致幼驹发生肠毒血症。玉米应适量喂食。高镁饮食、摄入沙子和颗粒饲料与绞痛有关。体内寄生虫感染是马匹绞痛的最重要原因。
