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I'm a freshmen at Michigan State University. I'm interested in animal science and hoping to focus on equine nutrition. I have two horses and work on a horse farm.
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Babies, babies, and more babies
It’s that time again. At least for farms when every one is starting to calve, lamb, furrow, or foal out. Some farms actually have been having babies since January. Those people are the ones who show or are trying to get the most weight on their babies before they go to slaughter. For me it’s been a time of excitement that has dimmed to “oh my gosh when is it going to be over” type of things. Considering where I work has eight foals on the ground and one more yet to come. I’m defiantly ready for this time of year to be done. There is one good thing about this time though and that’s because I’m trying to get my mare in foal for next year. This might seem like I’m contradicting myself but I’m not, especially when it’s my mare that’s going to foal not my boss’s horses. With getting in foal this changes the mares entire nutritional requirements, because she has to have enough food going in to make sure she doesn’t absorb the embryo. Below is an idea of the change in diet that is needed to have a healthy foal.
essential she is fed correctly during gestation. Once she has foaled and is
lactating, her energy requirements will increase by as much as 44% and
nutrients such as protein, calcium, phosphorous and vitamin A will be in
particularly high demand.
During the first three months of lactation a mare will give 3% of her body
weight daily in milk production so, for example, a mare of 454kg will
produce in the region of 13.6kgs of milk per day. Not providing the mare
with enough feed at this stage will reduce the quantity and quality of milk
production, which could affect the foal's health and growth rate.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/stallionsandstuds/article.php?aid=48241
Posted by: lamber93 at 03:08 |
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Believe me some of this is true for me
If you do any of the following you are without a doubt a true horsewomen:
* You use your horse's mane/tail comb to put up your hair.
* You use your horse's braiding bands for your own hair.
* Your entertainment for the week is playing in the manure pile.
* You fight for what wheelbarrow your going to get.
* You give your horse more baths than you get yourself.
* Your horse has more blankets than you do clothes.
* You clip your horse more often than you shave your legs.
* You spent more money on your horse's front shoes than you did on all
your own shoes put together.
* You didn't have air conditioning, but you got two fans for your horse's
stall.
* You go to a horse show rather than going to church.
* Your horse has more grooming supplies than you have cosmetic products
* You wear the same dirty clothes every day, so you don't have to make
another outfit dirty.
Posted by: lamber93 at 02:52 |
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Washing Time!!!
It's that time of year again when animals are soon going to be getting to the ability to be washed. This is so exciting for me! The last time I washed either of my horses it was probably mid tol ate september. So what's that about 6 months. Over the course of these last six months my horses have accumulated an unbelievable amount of dirt and nasty stuff. Though it's not like I haven't had to do this for the last eight or so years. It's a very exciting time because it also means summer is getting closer.
Posted by: lamber93 at 12:47 |
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