112  Nutritional management of horses in Pennsylvania: A survey

Gastrointestinal (GI) health is frequently identified as a top concern for equine caretakers. Various dimensions of nutritional management can impact the horse's GI health. The objective of this study was to characterize the feeding management and GI issues of horses in Pennsylvania (PA). It was hypothesized that horses with a high commercial feed intake and low forage intake would have a higher frequency of GI issues. An online survey was distributed through Penn State Equine Extension's online outlets and through PA equine groups from February 27th to August 31st, 2020. Kurskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used to analyze the data, and the significance level was set at P