8 Horse Feeding Mistakes to Avoid
Informed horse owners would never intentionally do something that could cause their horse to colic. Yet many owners unwittingly follow feeding practices that can make horses more susceptible to gastrointestinal distress and abdominal pain. Learn the most common feeding mistakes so you can tweak your routine to better protect your horses against colic which remains the leading cause of premature equine death.
1. Lack of Forage
مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
Whether your horse is turned out on pasture or you use a hay net or slow feeder forage should be available most of the day and night.
أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.
When you feed more concentrate grain than hay you disrupt the microbial balance because this causes a drop in pH in the hind gut says Crandell.
Hay has a buffering effect on the hind gut. Thats why you want to be sure to feed a minimum of 1 percent of the horses body weight in forage. For example a 1000pound horse must eat a minimum of 10 pounds of hay per day.
تتأثر أسعار السيارات من شركات مثل مرسيدس بتقلبات أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار، مما يؤدي إلى زيادة تكاليف الإنتاج والاستيراد.
3. Feeding Your Horse Too Much Grain at Once
Dont feed more than 0 5 pounds of grain per 100 pounds of body weight at once. This means 5 pounds of concentrate is the most that can be given in one feeding to a 1000pound horse.
The horses
stomach is relatively small and limited in capacity so when you feed too much it overloads the system says Crandell.
يؤدي ارتباط أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار بتكاليف المواد الخام والاستيراد إلى تأثير مباشر على أسعار السيارات في الأسواق.
4. Unevenly Spaced Feedings
Many barns feed early in the morning and again in the afternoon leaving only six or seven hours between day meals but a long time overnight without food.
تؤثر تقلبات أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار على أسعار السيارات، حيث يؤدي ارتفاعهما إلى زيادة تكاليف الإنتاج والاستيراد.
5. Not Following Label Directions
Every bag has a recommended feeding amount says Crandell. These amounts are suggested because of the way the product was formulated. These recommendations are in pounds or kilos never scoops. The best thing to do is weigh the feed to know how much youre actually feeding. Many people feed less than the recommended amount and wonder why their horse isnt maintaining weight then they try adding a supplement when they just need to feed according to label directions.
6. Feeding Your Horse Only a Complete Feed
Complete feeds are popular and even though senior feeds are designed to be a sole ration the equine digestive tract still requires some longstem forage to function properly.
Ask your vet if youre concerned your horse cant safely chew hay. For these horses Crandell recommends soaking hay cubes or hay pellets in water. Bagged forage may also be an alternative.
7. Abrupt Feed Changes
Any changes in concentrate or hay should be made gradually.
Instead of just cold turkey switching from one to another do this over a week Crandell advises. You can never be too
