ANS 3216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Starch, Dietary Fiber, Beet Pulp
7 Jan 2016
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Horses need 2. 5 3% of their body weight in feed per day. Nutritionists recommend diets higher in fats and fiber, rather than carbohydrates. All rations must contain a forage component: can be either hay or pasture, they need a minimum of 1% per day, other sources of fiber: Common perennial grasses in florida: bahia grass, bermuda grass, digit grass (pangola) Annual winter grasses in florida: rye grass, oat grass, wheat grass. Legumes in florida: perennial peanut (rhizoma, alyce clover. Barley: commercial sweet feeds, commercial pelleted feeds. Feed concentrates are used to meet higher energy/protein needs and mineral/vitamin requirements. Manage a horse"s feed individually: each has a different metabolism. Space out feeders if feeding all at once: could cause issues with social hierarchy. Use quality feeds: avoid moldy, dusty feeds. Feed by weight, not by volume: ex) 2 lbs of feed, not 2 cups.
