slumdog
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I've read somewhere that horses are supposed to eat a certain % of their body weight in forage in a day. Can anyone tell me what it is? Had a google and I can't find it 
Quick forage question
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allyj
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I don't know why but i have a feeling its 2.5%???? not entirely sure though!
SCMSL
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Absolute minimum is 1,5% of their body weight in forage - dry weight. Ideally they should have 2,5%.
Hay is nearly 100% dry weight so you can pretty much just calculate the weight they need directly. Grass is a bit trickier since it goes anywhere from 98% (dried grass in the Summer) to 10% (Spring grass).
Hay is nearly 100% dry weight so you can pretty much just calculate the weight they need directly. Grass is a bit trickier since it goes anywhere from 98% (dried grass in the Summer) to 10% (Spring grass).