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Please reply to list. My chestnut Arab mare has exactly the same and I 
suspect a deficiency of something or too much of something else, but 
have no way to check.

Maryanne
Cairo

On Wednesday, Mar 5, 2003, at 15:27 Africa/Cairo, Kristene Smuts wrote:

> If all else fails, ask the experts!
>
> I've done searches on all my known vet sites and also on Google, but 
> can't seem to find the answer.  Cindy has the same problem and seems 
> to remember that it might have something to do with an excess / 
> shortage of something in the diet.
>
> I have a 26 month old dark bay Arab colt who has some white hairs on 
> his sides starting behind his elbow, where the hairs change direction 
> (flank) and some on his haunches.  They don't extend as far as the top 
> of the back and the hairs are evenly spaced - not clumped together and 
> not spots.  There are no white hairs on his head, face, neck or legs.
>
> Nothing has changed in his diet and not one of the other coloured 
> horses have the same white hairs - 2 chestnuts, 1 dark chestnut, 1 
> light bay - different ages, sex and breed.
>
> The colt is in perfect health, I watch his diet very carefully and his 
> protein is 10.85%, made up of Hominy Chop at 60% (a maize derivative, 
> the husks of the maize pip), chopped lucerne at 30% and molasses meal 
> at 10%.  Total weight of each meal is 2.5kg with a DE of 30MJ per meal 
> (needs 29 for his age).  He was dewormed end of January and has free 
> access to water and hay and isn't stabled.
>
> I'm totally baffled about this!
>
> Thanks all
> Kristene
>
>
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