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- Similarly called Pasture Hay or Mixed Grass and Legume Hay is available in the better rainfall, pasture improved areas throughout Australia particularly where good spring rainfall occurs which results in a ...  |
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- These provide an excellent roughage base in the diets of growing, breeding and exercising horses. It provides additional protein, energy, calcium and other nutrients such as trace minerals and Vitamin D. ... |
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- Wheaten or Oaten; Steamed Fine Cut or Rough Cut is widely used as a bulking roughage feed and is useful when mixed in to grained based diets for all types of Racing and Working horses. ... |
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- Are still the most popular grain fed to horses as a starch based energy source. Is a "safe" grain to feed because of its high crude fibre content (10%) in the outer hull which dilutes it's starch content helping to reduce the risk of digestive upset. It is very palatable for horses as it has a "soft" kernel and is the easiest of all the cereal grains for horses to chew. ... |
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- The energy booster of cereal grains. Contains about 18% more digestible energy on a weight basis but twice as much energy as compared to Oats on a volume basis. Heat waste from hindgut fermentation of the lower fibre and crude protein content in corn (maize) is about 10% less than Oats making it a suitable energy source under hot conditions where some horses develop reduced appetites.
Extruded or Micronized Corn helps to significantly reduce the risk of excess raw starch being rapidly fermented in the hindgut and its associated side effects. |
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- Has and energy density 10% higher on a weight basis and about 30% higher on a volume basis than Oats. It has lower outer hull content (10 - 14% by weight) than Oats. Also available in Extruded or Micronized form this increases the starch digestion in the small intestine from 23 - 25% in raw form to 80 - 90% and improves its palatability. |
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- Micronized is a rapid thermal cooking process which produces grain flakes with superior nutrient availability, increased digestibility and extremely palatable flavours.
Grains and seeds have always played an important part in balanced nutrition. However, in the raw state, cereals and legume grains may contain an inaccessible and therefore indigestible starch structure and occasionally some anti-nutritional factors. ... |
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- These are a popular energy and protein supplement for horses with the white seed varieties the only recommended ones for equines. Lupin seeds contain an average of 7% fat and around 33% crude protein on average, with an energy content similar to corn on a weight basis.
They have a reputation as a "cool" form of energy since they do not contain starch and have a higher natural fat, protein and fermentable carbohydrate fibre content (up to 15%)
They do need to be crushed or rolled prior to feeding to improve their utilization as the seeds are difficult for horses to chew when whole. |
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- Are a popular energy, protein and cont conditioning feed for horses. They contain up to 26% oil and are higher in energy than cereal grains. Contain between 17 - 23% crude protein and horse find the whole seed palatable. |
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- Bean seeds are legumes which provide approximately 25% crude protemin, 1 -3% fat. 7 - 8% crude fibre and about 15g. Lysine per kilogram with digestible energy content similar to cereal grains. Like lupins and peas, beans do not contain starch. They also need to be crushed or rolled prior to feeding to enhances chewing and digestion. |
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- Rice starch is well digested even in its raw non-cooked state. The starch content is broken polished rice, a by-product of human rice production, is 100% digested by horses. Brown rice or unpolished rice with hulls removed has similar energy content to corn (maize) but because the starch is digested primarily in the small intestine it is more suitable as a "cool" feed for horses as compared to corn (maize). |
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- These are balanced, scientifically formulated mixes of grains and ingredients that provide highly digestible forms of energy and protein.They are pre-mixed with oats, cooked grains, specially blened vegetable oils and molasses to maximise speed, stamina and staying-power. ... |
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- Bran is made from the fibrous coating on wheat grain. Various forms are available, graded as flaky, coarse or fine bran, or mixed as coarse "mill run" or "mill mix" bran. Bran is palatable to horses, it is bulky with a low weight per volume (density), containing 8-11% crude fibre, 4% fat and 14-16% crude protein. Although bran is slightly higher in the majority of essential amino acids than whole wheat, it is still low in those required for growth. ... |
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