Essential Nutrition Guide on How to Feed the Lactating Broodmare
Proper nutrition for a lactating broodmare is crucial for her health and the well-being of her foal. The correct diet directly impacts the mare’s ability to produce milk, ensuring the foal receives the vital nutrients necessary for growth and development. This article explores key nutritional factors, including the differences in dietary needs during early and late lactation, and how to develop a...
Feeding Pregnant Broodmares
The goal of any equine breeding program is to produce strong, sound foals. To do this, there are several factors involved including genetics, environment and nutrition. Nutrition is a critical piece of any successful breeding operation. Mare owners spend thousands of dollars on stud fees and shell out hundreds of dollars in veterinary care to prepare their broodmares for breeding and foaling....
Choosing the Best Bedding for Your Chicken Coop
The popularity of raising chickens in the backyard as a potential source of healthy, fresh eggs and meat is soaring in the United States. To properly house chickens in a backyard environment, the birds need a safe area to roost, lay eggs and get out of poor weather. This safe area is typically a chicken coop or chicken house. Since the coop is a semi-confined space, the environment within the coop...
How to Supplement Your Horse's Diet with High-Quality Hay
Hay is the cornerstone of a horse’s diet, providing essential fiber, nutrients, and energy. Given that horses have evolved as continuous grazers, they require a consistent intake of forage to maintain optimal digestive health. When pasture access is limited or unavailable, hay becomes the primary source of forage. It supports proper gut function, maintains a healthy microbial balance, and helps...
5 Tips to Help Manage Gastric Ulcers in Horses Using Feed
The digestive system of a horse is uniquely designed for consumption and digestion of forage (pasture/hay). A small, simple stomach designed for small, frequent meals and an expansive cecum and colon containing a diverse microbiome to ferment plant fiber make the horse ideally suited to slow, continuous consumption of forage. Unfortunately, the demands of performance (competition) often force...
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