Give the right forage to the right horse
Forage and forage is not the same thing. How well horses can digest forage depends on the forage’s cell wall content. Cell walls are...
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Forage intake in two year old trotters in training
A Swedish study has investigated the forage intake in 13 two year old trotters in heavy training. The forage was a second cut grass...
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When horses gets to choose feeding position
In many stables horses are offered forage in hay nets hanging above the ground. This implies that the horse has to eat with the head...
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Late harvested forage takes longer time for horses to eat
The later the maturity stage of a plant when it’s harvested the larger the fibre proportion in the forage. How well horses can digest...
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Higher masseter muscle activity and chewing frequency with forage
When horses chew forage they have higher saliva production and gets to chew longer time. Low forage intake leads to different health...
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Feed type affects horses’ behaviour
The horse is a large grass eating animal, an herbivore, and free-living horses graze 14-18 hours of the day. Captive animals faced with...
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Cut or long-stemmed forage – does it make a difference to the horse?
Wrapped forages for horses are usually conserved long-stemmed, for other animals it is more common to cut or chop the forage before baling...
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Access to forage in the paddock positive for fertility rate
That horses have both nutritionally and mentally a great need for eating forage is well known and to be without access to forage during...
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Horses are fantastic hindgut fermenters
This study compared different forage intakes using sedentary horses. Eight adult Icelandic horses were used and all horses were tested on...
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Different feeds have small impact on pH in horses’ oral cavity
In this study the pH in horses’ oral cavity was examined during feeding with different forages. pH is a measure of acidity and the lower...
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