| *'''Exercise:'''blood flow diverted to muscle, compromises mucosal blood flow, also see below | | *'''Exercise:'''blood flow diverted to muscle, compromises mucosal blood flow, also see below |
− | *'''Stress:''' if severe, can cause gastric ulcers in the glandular mucosa of foals(?) | + | *'''Stress:''' induced by other clinical disorders has been reported to increase the prevalence of EGUS in the glandular mucosa of neonatal foals<ref name="Furr">Furr, M.O, Murray, M.J, Ferguson, D.C (1992) The effects of stress on gastric ulceration, T3, T4, reverse T3 and cortisol in neonatal foals. ''Equine Vet J'', 24:37-40.</ref> and a similar mechanism may exist for adult animals.<ref name="Vatistas 2">Vatistas, N.J, Sifferman, R.L, Holste, J, Cox, J.L, Pinalto, G, Schultz, K.T (1999) Induction and maintenance of gastric ulceration in horses in simulated race training. ''Equine Vet J Suppl'', 29:40-44</ref> |
| *'''Diet and feeding regime:'''Berschenider, grain vs hay alone and gastric pH, feed deprivation, feed-fast protocol, | | *'''Diet and feeding regime:'''Berschenider, grain vs hay alone and gastric pH, feed deprivation, feed-fast protocol, |