Does Energy Intake Influence Equine Forage Preference?
Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS
June 5, 2016
Horses appear to select forages based on smell and taste rather than energy intake, researchers found.
Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
Horses appear to select forages based on smell and taste rather than energy intake, researchers found.
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Some types of fescue infected with common endophyte strains could become more toxic when temperatures increase.
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White clover is the most widely found pasture legume in the United States.
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The team confirmed that EMS horses aren’t always fat, but that obesity can point to an underlying metabolic condition.
Researchers determined that both veterinarians and owners need more equine nutrition education.
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Owners are encouraged to watch for sycamore seedlings, which can cause atypical myopathy, in horse pastures.
You should understand several factors—including age and use of the horse, season, species of pasture grass, pasture management practices, and grazing time available—to best utilize pasture as a part of your horse’s nutritional program.
Joint health and mobility supplements were the most frequently used in both disciplines, researchers found.
Overconditioning, grazing during sunlight hours, and frozen footing could potentially trigger laminitic episodes.
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