Part 1: NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1. Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract 2. Physiology of the Digestive Tract Gastric Secretory Function 3. Effects of Feeding on Equine Gastrointestinal Function or Physiology 4. Intestinal Motility and Transit Part 2: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES 5. Pathophysiology of Gastric Ulcer Disease 6. Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Disease: Obstruction and Strangulation 7. Prevention and Treatment of Postoperative Intra-abdominal Adhesions in Horses 8. Pathophysiology of Peritonitis 9. Pathophysiology of Enteritis and Colitis 10. Malabsorption Syndromes 11. Liver Diseases and Liver Failure 12. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome: Endotoxemia Reconsidered Part 3: INTESTINAL PARASITISM 13. Intestinal Parasitism Part 4: EPIDEMIOLOGY 14. Epidemiology of Colic Part 5: DIAGNOSIS 15. Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Disease Part 6: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT 16. Medical Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases 17. Treatment of Shock 18. Treatment of Endotoxemia 19. Treatment of Peritonitis 20. Diagnosis and Treatment of Enteritis and Colitis in the Horse 21. Nonsurgical Management of Nephrosplenic Entrapment of the Large Colon 22. Colic in the Foal Part 7: NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT 23. Nutritional Management of the Colic Patient Part 8: AANESTHESIA FOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY 24. Anesthesia for Horses with Colic Part 9: SURGERY FOR ACUTE ABDOMINAL DISEASE 25. Preparation of the Patient 26. Surgical Exploration and Manipulation 27. Surgical Techniques 28. Intestinal Viability 29. Large-Colon Enterotomy, Resection and Anastomosis 30. Small Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis 31. Abdominal Closure Part 10: INTENSIVE CARE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE 32. Monitoring Treatment for Abdominal Disease 33. Postoperative Complications Part 11: SPEC IFIC DISEASES 34. Diseases of the Stomach 35. Liver Diseases in Foals 36. Diseases of the Small Intestine 37. Diseases of the Cecum. Cecocecal and Cecocolic Intussusception 38. Specific Diseases of the Large Colon 39. Disorders of the Small Colon 40. Vascular and Strangulating Lesions 41. Colic and Pregnancy 42. Colic From Alternative Systems - "False Colics" 43. Abdominal Injuries 44. Laminitis Associated with Acute Abdominal Disease Index