NAHMS Infobite: Equine Management Practices
(From NAHMS Equine ’98 Study)
Percent of Operations that Fed the Following Grain/Concentrate Sources (Feed Type), 1997
- Unpelleted Sweet Feed: 57.2%
- Unpelleted Grain: 42.9%
- Grain Mix With

(From NAHMS Equine ’98 Study)
Percent of Operations that Fed the Following Grain/Concentrate Sources (Feed Type), 1997
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) designed the Equine `98 Study to provide both participants and the equine industry with information on the United States’ equine population for
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