Creep feeding provides needed nutrients to nursing foals
Published:April 21, 2008
Summary
Horse managers need to make sure foals start off on the right hoof by ensuring they have access to needed nutrition in an environment that allows them to imitate fellow horses. A nursing foal's nutritional requirements will exceed the mare's ability to supply nutrients to the foal a few months after birth, said Dave Freeman, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service equine specialist. One useful wa...
Ref: News - Creep feeding provides needed nutrient to nursing foals
THE SUPPLEMENT TO PROVIDE MUST REUNITE TWO INESCAPABLE CONDITIONS:
1- To adjust to the nutritional necessities according to race, weight, age and growth.
2- Foods to use must be of very high digestibility and concentration of nutrients.
3- As it regulates basics, begin to ration in the feeder 0,5% of the alive weight of the foals, always in gradual form until the looked for consumption varies based on the age and the quality and amount of forage available, arriving actually at values between 1% and 1,2% from the alive weight. Have present to incorporate to the mixtures and vitamin corrector - mineral since as much the grain as the protein concentrate have very high amounts of phosphorus and are low in calcium. This is a reason why desbalances are very habitual. Thanks for allowing my comments.
TECHNICIAN MARTIN EDUARDO LUCIONE
PRODUCTION HORSES
Recommend
Reply
1
Would you like to discuss another topic? Create a new post to engage with experts in the community.