Q: Some feed companies have a variety of feeds for horses eating various kinds of forage. It seems that this is an excellent way to provide proper calcium and phosphorus levels in rations. A: Unfortunately it is virtually impossible to manufacture a grain mix to meet all forage shortcomings in calcium and phosphorus. A good insurance policy is to provide a concentrate (grain mix) with a ratio of 1.1 to 1 or 1.5 to 1 of calcium to phosphorus. You should not top dress minerals such as salt or dicalcium phosphate. Horses will not consume too much but also will not become deficient.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:22:15 +0000
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