Forage-Only Diet a ‘Win’ for Standardbred Racehorses
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
July 28, 2017
The key is to ensure the hay, haylage, or grass has enough high-energy nutrient value to cover the horse’s needs.
The key is to ensure the hay, haylage, or grass has enough high-energy nutrient value to cover the horse’s needs.
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Using their “check-before-treat” program, scientists are finding record-low equine parasite burdens in Switzerland.
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One researcher believes records collected by vets seeing horses in the field could offer new insight into laminitis.
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