Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net
Susan F. Evans wrote:
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> Duncan Fletcher wrote:
> >
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> > Feeding 20 lb hay will give you 18 Mcal and you would need to feed 2.75 lb Natural Glo.
> > You would then be feeding 0.17 lb Ca and 0.10 lb P, or a Ca/P of 1.7 which is fine.
>
> Well, in my opinion, maybe not all that fine, although I agree a 1.7
> Ca:P ratio is OK. Feeding .17 lb of Ca and .10 lb of P is 1500% and
> 1200% of the required amounts, respectively. Excessive in both cases.
> It also provides approximately twice as much protein as is required,
> definitely a bad thing in endurance horses.
>
> So I have a
> > > question. We normally feed 50/50 alfalfa/oat when the horses are in
> > > the barn (otherwise on irrigated pasture). Do you see problems
> > > supplementing with Natural Glo in this situation? (light-moderate
> > > work)
>
> I have an equine nutrition spreadsheet program that crunches all these
> numbers. If you like, I can run it through and see what it says.
> Personally, I think there are better approaches than feeding rice bran,
> but that's just me. If you can e-mail me the horse's weights, I'll
> crunch it this weekend and post the results.
>
> Susan Evans