mickey
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A bit of a naive question I suspect: But why do people feed bran? When I was a child we fed it to the horses, not sure why. I have heard it is going out of fashion now. So any pros and cons???
Bran as a feed
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mollymurphy
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We feed it in the winter - a hot bran mash to warm them up before they go out/when they come in. They're all fatties, so dont have proper feeds - just a handful of Happy Hoof. So with the bran just being fibre, they can have a nice big, hot breakfast / tea!
Well, that's MY theory anyway!!
Well, that's MY theory anyway!!
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lilym
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pros - very palatable often fed to sick horses to tempt them to eat, can be used a a filler for fatties,
cons....has very low calcium/high phosphorus ratio so if being fed in a large quantity calcium must be added to the diet to correct the inbalance.
the days of snowflake type bran are long gone due to modern processing methods bran is noe the texture of sawdust.....
it is however a useful thing to have a little put by in the feedroom for emergencies,
cons....has very low calcium/high phosphorus ratio so if being fed in a large quantity calcium must be added to the diet to correct the inbalance.
the days of snowflake type bran are long gone due to modern processing methods bran is noe the texture of sawdust.....
it is however a useful thing to have a little put by in the feedroom for emergencies,
amandaco2
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i use it (supplimented with limestone flour) for my lamanitic.
its great fibre/keeping her gut full withough upsetting her feet or making her fat.
she loves it too.
she also has hifi lite with it
i never really used it before,but started when she had her first lami attack this year and her feet got upset by quite alot of the chaffs like happy hoof.
its great fibre/keeping her gut full withough upsetting her feet or making her fat.
she loves it too.
she also has hifi lite with it
i never really used it before,but started when she had her first lami attack this year and her feet got upset by quite alot of the chaffs like happy hoof.
S_N
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Yep for the above reasons.
Also feed after foaling, nice hot mash, with salts and molasses and some mix. Not a huge amount, just a nice warm soothing scoop or so (very scientific I know
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It's also feed to horses that get compacted easily - keeps them loose! For this reason it's recommended to be fed to horses for approx. 1 week prior to flying - esp. long haul flights!
Also feed after foaling, nice hot mash, with salts and molasses and some mix. Not a huge amount, just a nice warm soothing scoop or so (very scientific I know
It's also feed to horses that get compacted easily - keeps them loose! For this reason it's recommended to be fed to horses for approx. 1 week prior to flying - esp. long haul flights!