Title: Explain how the digestive system supplies the horse’s nutritional needs.
Course: Equine Science, Advanced (18104-II) > Section: Managing Horse Nutrition

Explanation should include

- comparing monogastric, ruminant, and cecum digestive systems
- identifying the roles of the small and large intestine in the digestive process
- identifying the role of the cecum in the digestive process
- describing the functions of the major nutrients
- describing symptoms of nutrient deficiencies related to the digestive process.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What role does the cecum play in the digestive process?
- What are the differences between foregut and hindgut digestion?
- What are some digestive problems common to horses? How do various digestive issues result in nutrient deficiencies?