• Rounds With Doc T

  Rounds with Doc T – August 3rd, 2023 [Replay]

  Posted by Matt-Support on July 30, 2023 at 5:26 am

  0:02:50 RATE OF GRASS INTAKE

  I know there are a lot of variables, but how many pounds of grass do you think a horse can eat in one hour of pasture?

  0:12:02 REASONS TO OVERCOME CHANGING THE WAY WE CARE FOR OUR HORSES

  I ask all attending for the path they went through, from recognizing something wasn’t working with their horses, the acceptance of what they learned, to the point of instituting their new knowledge in their routines in care. I wanted to know this because many fear changing from what they know isn’t working to something else. Included are thoughts about marketing, cognitive dissonance, and agendas.

  0:46:49 AM I THE ONLY ONE?

  I am asked if other vets are recognizing the problem I see and if they are offering similar information.

  0:49:40 PROTEIN FOR BUILDING MUSCLE IN HERBIVORES

  I describe a podcast that discusses in humans how to build muscle using only vegetable protein. This is interesting as it describes the variable range of amino acid profiles in vegetable protein sources. Here is the link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-intensity-health-with-mike-mutzel-ms/id910048041?i=1000623240938

  0:52:57 FOOD AGGRESSION

  I comment on how increased protein intake will cause satiation and, thus, reduce food aggression in horses.

  0:55:52 FOALS AND SOYBEAN MEAL

  How do you start a foal on this (feeding) program (soybean meal)? I made some assumptions here, and this may need a better answer. It depends on the mare’s health and the amount and quality of pasture. High-quality protein is epitomized in the mother’s milk. This protein is used for growth. Depending on the forage available, I think adding SBM soon after weaning may be necessary. In other words, as the foal grows, s/he will use protein to make the growth structures, such as bone, muscle, etc. At some point, if fed sugar in excess of needs, the horse will develop the beginnings of insulin resistance before any clinical or laboratory findings are evident. 

  Consider the study of 20-year-old students split into two groups: sedentary and non-sedentary (playing sports). Muscle biopsies revealed intracellular fat accumulation in inactive students but not active ones. Fat accumulation within the muscle cell is the first step in insulin resistance.

  1:00:05 DSLD AND PROTEIN, CHRONIC PROTEIN LOSS

  Would I consider adding soybean meal to a horse with DSLD (dropped fetlocks), and if so, how much? I go beyond this and describe how low protein and high sugar in the diet cause total protein loss from the body. This is a good review.

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