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Jul 10, 2022 20 min

Ep. 79 | DO HORSES REALLY NEED GRAIN? – Is There A Safe Level?

from CEN Horse Nutrition Hosted by Bryan and Peter | CEN Horse Nutrition

In this podcast, Peter and Bryan discuss whether a horse really requires grain in the diet? What levels are safe? Also, a listener question about sand accumulation in the gut, ways to prevent and treat. Including: Facts about horse digestion of grain. How much grain is safe for a horse? What impact does high starch levels have on the horse? Does high starch have a negative effect on the gut microbiome? Strategies to maintain a healthy weight throughout Winter? And more... Article: Growth Rates of Thoroughbred Foals and In VitroGut Health Parameters When Fed a Cereal or an All-Fiber Creep Feed https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0737080620302823

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