Alfalfa hay isan excellent source of energy, protein, calcium and some other nutrients for horses. Its concentrations of protein and calcium meet the nutrient needs of horses in high levels of production, such a
“Keeping [horses who crib] on feeds that help reduce or prevent ulcers is recommended,” says Munsterman. One choice would be to offeralfalfa haybecause it is high in calcium and has a buffering effect on stomach acid. Why does my horse weave? The cause of weaving is often believed to ...
Maybe notarsenicbad. But I had it hammered into my head from day one that alfalfa was unnecessary unless you were feeding super-hard-keeping/super-hard-working racehorses or something. Or broodmares. Whatever. I was NOT feeding it to MY horses. My first horse as a kid was a badly found...
Obviously, as is the case with “castings”, “compost”, “vermicompost” – we need some sort of firm definition of what exactly “compost tea” is. Not all teas are created equal, that’s for sure! Just because a certain type of tea produces a given set of results in a scientific...
In some western river basins, over 50 percent of the water goes to cattle feed, fodder for cows that end up as burgers in major U.S. cities. To save rivers, scientists suggest paying farmers to not farm.
in the mid-2000s to roughly 1 million metric tons as forecasted for 2015, according to UC Davis and industry estimates. While China's appetite for exported hay from Western states is growing, the commodity's biggest market remains domestic dairies, as well as feed for horses, beef and ...
“We have been feeding deer all winter. Should we stop cold turkey, slowly reduce the amount of corn, or keep feeding as we have for the rest of the winter? We just want to do the right thing.” “I am sick. I had no idea we could be harming deer by feeding them. We mostly ...
It was suppertime for cowboys as well as horses. Tooter walked me outside. The air smelled of liniment and fresh hay. Raymond moved a horse or two out of the path of my car. “Come back,” Tooter called as I drove away. “You don’t have to be workin’. Just come on back any...
It was suppertime for cowboys as well as horses. Tooter walked me outside. The air smelled of liniment and fresh hay. Raymond moved a horse or two out of the path of my car. “Come back,” Tooter called as I drove away. “You don’t have to be workin’. Just come on back any...