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"The Colic and Digestive Diseases Program focuses on colic, a problem that remains the leading known cause of mortality among sport and leisure horses, and other digestive diseases of horses such as diarrhea and gastric ulcers. The latter is a leading cause of poor performance in sport horses. Continuing education from this program will target horse owners on the most efficient management and feeding of horses to maximize their athletic potential and decrease mortality from colic."

The college's Colic and Digestive Program investigates and analyzes colic, which is the leading cause of death in competitive horses. Colic can cause issues in the performance and health in many athletic horses. Their program can help horse owners gain information that will prevent colic in their horses.

This web page covers colic from every side and angle. They talk about the causes, prevention, what horses it targets, how it affects horses, etc. It covers every base of colic and how they as a university deal with it.


"Colic and Digestive Diseases Program." NC State University. NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital, n.d. Web. 16 Nov 2010. <http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/vth/clinical_services/equine/colic.html>.