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EQUINE MEDICINEFeeds and Feeding Horses
Roughage• Hay
• Legumes• Alfalfa
• High nutrient content
• Clover• Lower protein
Roughage
• Hay• Grass
• Timothy• Low protein
• Orchard • Moderate protein
Roughage
• Hay• Grass
• Cereal grass• Oats, wheat,
barley, rye• Fescue
• Low energy• Toxic
• Bermuda• Dry-fine stems
Roughage
Silage Haylage
Pasture• Natural • 1 horse-2.5-5 acres
• Rotational grazing• Stocking rate
• Factors• Management
Concentrates
• High energy feeds• Uses
• Regulate energy• Regulate nutrients
• Problems • Choke• Tying-up• Founder
Concentrates
Oats Sorghum
Corn
Barley
Concentrates
Wheat
Cane Molasses
Wheat Bran
Protein Supplements
• Linseed meal• Soybean meal• Cottonseed meal• Commercial
Supplements
Minerals
• Trace mineral salt• Natural craving• No Calcium• No Phosphorus
Calculating Nutrients
• Requirements• Feed types• Palatability• Maximum feed
intake• Nutrients in feed
Feed Management
• Quality feeds• Balanced rations• ½ ration-hay• Free choice salt• Monitor teeth• Regular exercise• Feed as individuals