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Feed Ingredients

June 07, 2011

Tips for Handling Horse Feed in Hot Weather

Store your feed in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated place. If there is a window in the feed room, Read more
Horse eating grain in a stall
June 06, 2011

Most Horses Tolerate Carbohydrates Well

For generations, work horses, racehorses and show horses have been fueled by rations composed mainly of forage and grains. Read more
Horse eating grass hay
June 01, 2011

Evaluation of Hay for Horses

Horse owners can tell plenty about a hay's quality by a thorough visual examination. Physical characteristics of hay quality Read more
Burlap feed sack
May 26, 2011

Don’t Risk Poisoning Your Horses with Cattle Feed

Unfortunately, despite often looking and smelling similar, not all livestock feeds are the same. In fact, feeding cattle feed Read more
Horse eating from ground feeder
May 19, 2011

Yeast Supplementation and Fiber Digestion in Horses

Better digestion of fiber has been reported in horses that were supplemented with yeast. Read more
Adding supplements into feed buckets
May 03, 2011

Laying to Rest Five Horse-Feeding Myths

Manufacturers design feeding rates to reflect the level of fortification in the feed. Fortification is the amount of protein, Read more
Horses eating alfalfa hay
April 15, 2011

Lucerne Hay in Equine Diets

The major differences between a grass type forage (including oat and wheat chaff) and a legume (lucerne and clover) Read more
Hay bales stacked in loft
March 10, 2011

Is Cow Hay the Same as Horse Hay?

Almost any horseman in the market for hay has probably stumbled across “cow hay” in advertisements. Unfortunately, there is Read more
Bags of corn
March 08, 2011

Horse Feed Manufacture in India

Traditional horse-feeding practices in India involve the use of crushed oats, wheat bran, horse gram (a bean), jaggery (dried Read more
Horse eating from ground feeder
February 23, 2011

Ready-Made Mash is a Tasty Treat

Depending on the amount fed, this could be used as a complete meal or as a gruel to blend Read more
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