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Questions for Feeding & Nutrition

• You may know that propionic is already used in horse feed.
  I'm condidering using propionic and citrus acids on hay during harvest. This is to help re...
• are red maple leaves toxic to horses?
• a farmer friend is going to bale in large round bales rye, before it makes grain heads. Will this be good for horses?
• Today i saw my horse eat one of his own droppings. Why did he do this? Is he defficient in something?
• I'm going to buy my first horse and my pasture is about 3 acres and has around 20 Pine Trees some fully grown and some small. Are Pine Trees harmful ...
• If a horse is fed coastal Bermuda Hay that has grown to the point where it has a head on it, could this cause the horse to colic? I was boarding a hor...
• I am looking for nutrition charts that show the selenium content in particular for oats. We are importing race horse oats ( the good heavy bright clea...
• We are planning to round bale or large square bale our grass/clover hay next year. The gentleman doing the baling asked if we would like the preservat...
• Can alfalfa hay be baled after a frost and fed to horses safely?
• Is it ok to feed an 8 month old colt bermuda grass clippings that have been laid out and dried? If so how much is too much?
• I found bugs in my alfalfa hay.Is it still safe to feed to my horses.Looks kinda like a spider in the front with a bubble type round body.Brown in col...
• I need some more info on Rye as a grain. please help!
• why do my horses eat tree bark after a good rain what kinds or minerals are in the bark?
• What is the best grass mixture for a pasture in Warren County? Also, is it ok to spot spray a few weeds with 2-4D in the pasture with the horses in th...
• Is it safe to put a horse out on grass that has recently been topped off/clipped? There are still clippings laying on the ground - would this be harmf...
• We want to feed beet pulp to an older mare for increased weight gain. She is stocky-built, weighs nearly 1000#'s, and is presently eating alfalfa hay...
• Is there any hay for horses that can be planted in June? What hay options are available besides alfalfa that grow well in Illinois?
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• Are pears toxic to horses?
• We recently moved to Texas, to an area with a good supply of good quality coastal bermuda hay. I have experience with low quality grass hay from the ...
• Our stables are located in the northern Chicago area. Their feed consists of moderately lush pasture 8 hours a day during the spring/summer and 8 hou...