Feed Ingredients

June 19, 2013
What Is the Effect of Soaking or Steaming Hay for Horses?
Three mature Thoroughbred gelding were used in a 3 x 3 Latin square design trial to compare the intake

June 19, 2013
Effect of Live Yeast in Equine Diets
Some early research showed that yeast supplementation produced small but statistically significant increases in fiber digestion. More recent studies

June 18, 2013
What Is the Best Way to Supplement Horses with Vitamin E?
The purpose of this research was to assess the effects of different forms of dietary vitamin E supplementation on

June 17, 2013
How Does Hay Type Affect Glycemic Response in Horses with PSSM?
The objectives were to determine if there is a difference in the glycemic/insulinemic response to hay with high or

June 12, 2013
Advantages of High-Fiber Diets for Horses
With a high fiber content, the horse becomes more dependent on microbial fermentation and VFAs from the hindgut.

June 05, 2013
What Is the Best Fat Supplement for Horses?
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary energy source on energy utilization during exercise in nine

May 19, 2013
Forage for Horses in Australia and New Zealand
In Australia and New Zealand, the country is large and many horse farms are overstocked and pastures suffer accordingly.

May 08, 2013
Feeding Concentrates to Horses in Australia and New Zealand
Australians have traditionally fed more straight grains rather than premixed textured or pelleted feeds, although this pattern is changing with the

May 07, 2013
Do Horses Need Magnesium Supplements?
Magnesium has an important role in muscle and nerve function. Horses that are deficient in magnesium may be unusually spooky and

May 02, 2013
Designing an Aflatoxin-Resistant Corn Strain
Aflatoxin poisoning is rarely a problem in the U.S. and other developed countries where grains are screened for toxins