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Lauren Manning
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Username: Lmanning
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 - 10:24 pm: |   |
how much alfalfa should a yearling get? one flake? two flakes? small, medium, large? i'm concerned about him too much protein. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 14818
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 - 7:31 am: | |
Hello Lauren,
Your post indicates several problems with the way you look at this question: First is that too much protein is not really a bit problem, but too much energy is. Second in order to calculate the actual protein of your diet you need to know the weights and percentage protein of all your feedstuffs. A horse on an otherwise low protein diet needs more alfalfa than one on a high protein diet. We cover these ideas in detail in the article, Care for Horses » Nutrition » Feeding the Growing Foal, Nutrition for Young Horses. If you run into problems with any of the ideas or calculations you can post in that forum.
DrO |
