Equine
Four Common Myths about Protein
Myth or truth? How much do you know about protein in a horse's diet?
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The latest equine articles from Poulin Grain and Performance Horse Nutrition.
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Fall Leaves – Are They Toxic?
Fall is here! The leaves are changing, and the temperatures are cooling off. It's hard to imagine that such a pretty time of the year could possibly be harmful to our horses.
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Spring into Action: Simple Steps to Bring Your Horse Back After Winter
Soon winter will be over and with spring in the air we will all want to get back in the saddle and start riding our horses again.
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The Lowdown on Fat
Fats and oils are commonly used in horse feeds to increase the calorie content of the feed or to replace the calories supplied by carbohydrates.
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Feeding the Performance Horse
What makes a horse a performance horse? Performance is “loosely” defined as any form of work or forced physical activity.
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Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM): What should I feed?
Polysaccharide storage myopathy is a muscle disease that occurs primarily in horses with Quarter Horse bloodlines such as Quarter Horses, Paint Horses and Appaloosas. Polysaccharide storage myopathy also occurs in other breeds including Drafts, Draft crossbreeds, and Warmbloods.
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Feeding Donkeys and Mules
Mules & donkeys are members of the equine family along with horses, ponies, and zebras. Most people think you can feed them a diet similar to horses but in lower quantity. Donkeys however have unique evolutionary traits that make them anatomically and behaviorally distinct. Donkeys are highly adaptable feeders that
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Feeding the Lactating Mare
The lactating mare has the highest nutrient requirements of any horse on the farm. To produce milk and to repair the reproductive tract in preparation for future pregnancy, the mare requires substantial amounts of energy, protein, calcium and phosphorus. To maintain both adequate milk production and body condition, lactating mares
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Feeding Growing Horses
Few topics in equine nutrition stir more controversy than feeding the growing horse. Many factors add to the confusion of providing nutrition throughout these critical stages of life. For example, growing horses may have different commercial endpoints. Some will be shown in halter futurities where maximum growth and condition are
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Feeding for Coat Health
Everyone wants to see their horses with a sleek, glowing coat; the quality of a horse’s hair coat is directly related to his overall health. Providing the horse with plenty of roughage and a balanced diet along with an effective parasite control regime and sufficient exercise and grooming is
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Feeding the Senior Horse
It is estimated that nearly 20% of the United States horse population is 15 years old or older. It is not uncommon to hear of individual horses that may be in their upper 20’s or early 30’s. Why are horses living so long? Several potential reasons exist including
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Using Digestible Energy to Compare Commercial Feed Products
An important measure of a horse feed’s value is its energy content. Energy content or energy density determines how much feed must be fed to meet the horse’s energy requirement. How much you need to feed then determines the concentration of all other nutrients in the feed. Diets