IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
This fact sheet discusses this disease symptom which is the number one cause of death in horses, what it is and what causes it, gastric ulcers, treatment, and prevention.
About this Publication
This document is VM177, one of a series of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2009. Revised June 2016, June 2019, and February 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
House, A. M. (2010). Colic in Horses. EDIS, 2010(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-vm139-2009
Authors
Sally DeNotta
Specialist
University of Florida
clinical associate professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Amanda House
Specialist
University of Florida
associate dean for academic and student affairs and professor; former equine Extension specialist; College of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL
Publication #VM177
