nutritional requirements Flashcards
1
Q
requirements
A
amounts/horse/day (daily requirements)
based on size (mature) and physiological state
2
Q
what do requirements account for
A
normal variation in animals and nutrient digestibility in typical feeds
3
Q
adult horses with no work
A
minimum-low voluntary activity, “easy keeper”
average-normal voluntary activity
elevated-high voluntary activity, “hard keeper”
4
Q
stallions
A
lots of variation in nutrient requirements
5
Q
pregnant mares
A
nutrient value begins increasing around 5 months, use personal body weight, not mare+foal body weight
