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Grass hay, young, no mold: wonderful hay

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For an explanation about the physical characteristics reported in the next table, please refer to the document Evaluation Guidelines for Hays for Horses (pdf).

Physical Characteristics

content stage mold leaves/stems touch smell color
grass no seed heads no no stems, lots of leaves soft fresh, clean green

Equine Digestible Energy and Crude Protein Content

Dry Matter As Fed
DE Equine
(Mcal/lb)
CP
(%)
DE Equine
(Mcal/lb)
CP
(%)
1.16 13.30 1.04 11.88

Comments

WONDERFUL HAY FOR HORSES!
Sweet and soft, the right amount of energy and protein, almost no waste of money on extra protein that will go down the drain as ammonia!! Because it is such good smelling and soft hay, it may require some limit feeding to avoid overweight issues. This type of hay could be used very well for growing horses.

 

 

 

 
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