Texas A&M AgriLife expert Jennifer Zoller, Ph.D. explains the importance of keeping forage as a main source of nutrition for ...

As a result, acidosis of the hindgut occurs, causing a mass die-off of beneficial fiber-digesting bacteria which release a concentration of toxins. This sudden release of toxins in the hindgut causes ...

Gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect, has transformed from a uniformly fatal condition to one with a 95% ...

For ranch horses, a forage-based diet is not just a recommendation; it’s essential for their health, energy and overall performance.

Your health care provider may describe the affected area as the foregut, midgut, or hindgut. Your health care provider can review your test results along with your health history to see if ...

He notes that loaches can absorb oxygen through their hindgut to survive in environments where oxygen is scarce. So, 'why not us?' he asked. Loaches can take oxygen through their hindgut in low ...

Our lab is focused on dairy cattle nutrition and the impact nutrition has on cow health. Current projects include: evaluating the impact of buffers on hindgut starch fermentation, assessing ...

“Studies measuring blood glucose levels after feeding oats found that levels peaked 2 hours after feeding, whereas the levels of VFA in the hindgut peaked at around 5 hours after feeding a high ...

Overload of undigested nutrients reaching the hindgut or malnutrition induced intestinal damage may both cause imbalanced microbial populations in the gut. It is this so-called ‘microbial ...

Additionally, excessive ingestion of carbohydrates or fructose can result in low pH in the hindgut. This low pH of the hindgut (acidosis) causes large populations of fiber-digesting gut bacteria to ...