University of Wisconsin to Host Equine Nutrition Seminar
The Horse Staff
January 4, 2014
Presentation topics will include body condition scoring, feeding Cushingoid horses, hay, and more.
Presentation topics will include body condition scoring, feeding Cushingoid horses, hay, and more.
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Of 1,286 voters, 841 (65%) indicated they feed beet pulp to their horses.
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Dr. Amanda Adams shares information about how nutrition can impact the immune responses of geriatric horses.
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Of the 1,473 voters, 684 (46%) said that they feed their horses hay on the ground or do not use a hay feeder.
As winter approaches, remember that horses require access to clean water at an appropriate temperature.
Researchers studied whether horse farms use best management practices to reduce environmental contamination.
This plant contains toxins that can cause digestive issues, appetite loss, and neurologic problems in horses.
Feeding hay before grains appeared to reduce the intensity of cribbing episodes in a recent study.
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