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Stallion Nutrition
Breeding stallions, on the average, have daily nutrient requirements that are 25% above maintenance of a mature stallion during the off season. This is based on the assumption that a stallion's breeding activity and ...
Estimating Horse Body Weight with a Simple Formula
Knowledge of horse body weight is useful in determining how much daily feed is needed. Also, paste wormers and other medications are designed to be dispensed at specific levels relative to a horse's weight. Unfortunately, ...
Feeding Management of Horses in Fire-Affected Counties of Texas
Horses that were involved in and survived the recent fires in Texas have likely been stressed even further by several abrupt changes to routine. Changes in habitat, diet, transport and co-mingling with other animals are ...
A Field Study Report: Reproductive Performance of Mares Kept Primarily on Pasture
Success at breeding and raising young race prospects depends a great deal on the reproductive performance of brood mares. Many brood mare owners go to considerable effort in breeding mares so that they will foal at the ...
Feeding the Mature Idle Horse at Maintenance
The basic concept in designing a sound feeding program for horses is to 1) know the nutrient requirements of the various classes, 2) know the nutrient composition of the feedstuffs available for feeding and 3) combine the ...
Procedures for Feeding Rescued Cattle and Horses in Hurrican-Affected Areas
Cattle and horses that have been in a hurricane and have not eaten for several days should NOT be fed anything except grass or hay for a few days at the rate of about 2% of their body weight (about 20 pounds for most mature ...
The Genetics of Equine Coat Color
Great variation is present in horses of today. There are large horses and small horses, riding horses and driving horses, draft horses and race horses. There is, no doubt, a type of horse for almost every possible purpose. ...
Report on the Texas Horse Industry
Texas is recognized as horse country by people throughout the nation and world who know about horses. Major breed associations which serve the global horse industry, such as the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) ...
Selection and Use of Hay and Processed Roughage in Horse Feeding
Diets for horses may comprise a variety of feedstuffs. Various ingredients or combinations can be used with success, provided the diet promotes normal digestive tract function, meets nutrient requirements, and represents ...