Archived
This content is available here strictly for research, reference, and/or recordkeeping and as such it may not be fully accessible. If you work or study at University of Kentucky and would like to request an accessible version, please use the SensusAccess Document Converter.
Abstract
When you plan a feeding program for your young horses, several factors are very important:
- body changes involved in growth,
- nutrient requirements of that particular class of horse,
- the feed’s nutrient content,
- anatomical limitations of young horses’ digestive system, for instance, you cannot feed young horses low-energy, bulky feeds because their digestive tracts are not large enough. Instead, young horses need concentrated sources of energy, protein, vitamins and minerals to meet their nutritive needs.
Publication Date
7-1988
Publication Number
ASC-111
Repository Citation
Equine Section, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Kentucky, "Feeding Young and Growing Horses" (1988). Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications. 9.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/anr_reports/9
