NORMAL AND ABNORMAL XYLOSE ABSORPTION IN HORSE

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 66  (2) , 183-197
Abstract
The D-xylose absorption test was applied to clinically normal horses and to horses with signs of gastrointestinal disease. A dosage of 0.5 g of xylose/kg of body weight was useful in detecting horses that absorbed the pentose abnormally. The clinical findings were correlated with gross and microscopic findings by biopsy and at necropsy. Gastrointestinal lesions associated with abnormal xylose absorption were classified as villous atrophy and edema or necrosis of the lamina propria.

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