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Optimal Horse Feeding: Meeting Nutritional Needs Based on Activity Level

This resource by Dr. Bob Coleman addresses the nutritional needs of horses, focusing on maintenance and work requirements based on the 2007 NRC guidelines. It outlines key factors for feeding horses, including nutrient sources, grazing behavior, and feed processing. Understanding the roles of forages and concentrates, correct forage evaluations, and feed management practices can enhance digestion and overall health. The guide emphasizes the importance of individualized feeding strategies and the management of body condition for optimum results.

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Optimal Horse Feeding: Meeting Nutritional Needs Based on Activity Level

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  1. Feeding Pleasure Horses Bob Coleman PhD PAS

  2. Meeting nutrient needs Maintenance easy or hard Riding intensity NRC 2007 Nutrient requirements of Horses

  3. Nutrient needs for a mature horse at Maintenance (1100 lbs/500kg) NRC 2007

  4. Nutrient needs for a mature horse at work (1100 lbs/500kg) NRC 2007

  5. Nutrient sources Concentrates Forages Other Feeds

  6. Making the program work

  7. Horses are grazers Time spent grazing Trickle feeder small intakes

  8. Feed processing chewing mixing with saliva bicarbonate enzymes?

  9. Fore Gut mouth , esophagus stomach and small intestine = 35% of capacity

  10. Hind Gut cecum, large colon small colon and rectum = 65 % of capacity

  11. Forage is major nutrient source. In addition to nutrients: * Normal digestive function * Reduce digestive upsets * Chew time * 1% bwt min daily intake

  12. Evaluating Hay Visual appraisal leaf : stem maturity color mold

  13. Consider the forage and the nutrients it provides.

  14. Other fiber sources Soy hulls Beet pulp Alfalfa products pellets cubes

  15. Concentrate Feeds * Concentrate Feeds - sweet feed - pellets * Supplement Pellets * Grain mixes

  16. Feed Management Forages 1% bwt as forage (min) Forage in the amount needed Use a hay feeder (>20% waste)

  17. Feeding Management Concentrate Based on nutrient needs Limit total concentrate per meal Starch intakes per meal 5 lbs / meal** ** 0.5 % of body weight

  18. General Feed Management Monitor body condition Adaptation to diets Individual needs ?? Free choice water Salt and minerals

  19. Fact sheets for further Reading Choosing Hay for Horses http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/id146.pdf Alfalfa Cubes for Horses http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/id145.pdf Basic Horse Nutrition http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/asc114.pdf Heaves in Horses http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/asc172.pdf

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