Feed Ingredients
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November 22, 2012
Insect Protein: Horse Feed Ingredient of the Future?
Protein derived from insect larvae has been suggested as an alternative source of high-quality protein.
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November 07, 2012
Hay Intake Study Shows Horses’ Preferences
Equine diets should be based on forage (grass or hay) and therefore consumption of hay is important for stalled
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September 05, 2012
Cereal Grains and Byproducts in Horse Feeds
Grains (such as oats, corn, and barley) and grain byproducts (such as wheat bran, wheat middlings, and wheat mill run)
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August 29, 2012
Phytoestrogens in Mare Plasma After Ingestion of Legume Products
At a workshop researchers presented their work on absorption of phytoestrogens in mares on clover-mixed pastures and alfalfa (lucerne)
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August 24, 2012
Assessing Carbohydrates in Horse Feed
Directly measuring the amount of sugar in the horse’s ration is not easy to do and can be quite expensive. Instead,
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August 23, 2012
Forage Intake for Horses
To accurately calculate the contribution that forage makes to the horse’s overall feeding program, forage intake as well as
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August 21, 2012
Using Barley in Horse Feeds
In the United States, barley ranks behind only corn and sorghum in terms of feed grain production. In general, barley has
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August 16, 2012
Measuring Digestible Energy in Horse Feeds
The energy-producing component of horse feed can be divided into three classes of nutrients: protein, fat, and carbohydrates. These
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August 15, 2012
Understanding Analysis for Horse Forages
Energy content is expressed as either digestible energy (DE) in calories or joules per kilogram or pound or as
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July 18, 2012
Fish Oil Affects Glucose Clearance in Horses on High-Fat Diets
Fish oil significantly affected glucose clearance in the high-fat diet but had no effect on glucose clearance in the