Vitamin E and A in forage for horses
Vitamins are essential organic compounds and they exist in small amounts in natural feeds. They are divided into fat soluble vitamins A,...
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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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Additives for the ensiling process
Additives in silage are to help the ensiling process and they can be chemical in the form of organic acids, for example formic acid, or...
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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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Forage buffers the hindgut
The feeding practices can have impact on the ecosystem in the hindgut of the horse. This study examined the effect on the hindgut...
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Hygienic quality of haylage autumn and spring
Making haylage instead of silage can imply a higher risk of mould growth in the bales. Haylage is drier and in wrapped forages with DM...
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Forage crude protein concentration affects horses’ insulin response
Early harvested forage has high energy content but also often high crude protein content and it seems that the amount of crude protein...
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How to use the ratio between protein and energy
In Sweden the horse’s energy requirement is given in metabolizable energy (ME), and the unit is mega joule (MJ). In other countries the...
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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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