How Do Horses Ferment Their Food?

The cecum and colon together can hold up to 32 gallons of fibrous material that slowly ferments over 2-3 days. Microbial fermentation in the hindgut by billions of microorganisms (bacteria and protozoa) breaks down fiber, the structural components of the plants horses eat. Do horses ferment? Horses are non-ruminant, simple-stomached Read more…