Adding a supplement to your horses’ feed to reduce the worm burden on your pasture sounds like a rich claim, but researchers recently tested an Australian product designed to do just that—and with positive results.
McGowan said owners can find success if they apply current treatment recommendations for EMS, but only with sufficient veterinary support and advice.
Previous studies on the matter have yielded conflicting results a group of researchers from the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada, recently decided to take another look.
For the most part, horse owners have little to fear when it comes to nutrient deficiencies in their horses’ diets. Nowadays many horses consume commercially prepared feed balanced for their energy, protein, vitamin, and mineral needs.
Of all the grains commonly fed to horses, oats are generally considered the closest to the “perfect” feed, but even oats fail to supply sufficient quantities of some vitamins and minerals, and their relative energy density is low
The only source to avoid is the rumen-protectant variety of fat designed for cattle, which horses will find at best indigestible and at worst, toxic. (You won’t run into this one unless you ask for it specifically at the feed store.)
Equine metabolic syndrome doesn’t just cause equids’ girths to expand; it can also lead to other very serious health conditions
It’s no secret that equine obesity is a growing problem.
Dental problems are a common problem among aging horses. Poor dentition creates a snowball effect of health issues that leads to malnutrition, which inevitably leads to weight loss. Thus, having your older horse on an appropriate proper diet is essential in prolonging their health.
Research showed that their blood glucose levels decreased less, and for a shorter duration, than did those horses on high-carb diets. ......
