Re: RideCamp: Re:Haylage vs Cubes

["Susan Evans Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

It takes 3 pounds of haylage to replace 1 pound of cured hay (long stem or
cubes or pellets), due to the differences in moisture content.  Haylages
aren't sun-cured like hays, so the vitamin D content is much lower (not a
concern).

BTW, good quality silage is also perfectly acceptable for horses.  The only
difference between silage and haylage is that silage is any sort of plant
material that also contains grain products, while haylage does not contain
grain.  Good quality of either is fine---poor quality (meaning air has been
reintroduced and it's no longer anaerobic) is harmful regardless of whether
its silage or haylage.

Hope this helps.

Susan G
-----Original Message-----
From: Liz Carpenter <cvsec@south-01.novell.leeds.ac.uk>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 8:57 AM
Subject: RideCamp: Re:Haylage vs Cubes


Rose,

> I went to the Triforage site, and the Horsehae sounds good.  But would
> most probably be cost prohibitive as I live in Florida.

Florida is hot too isn't it? You might find your
open bags going 'off' quite quickly, unless you
have several horses to feed.

> My question is, how would Horsehae (the haylage) compare to hay cubes?
> Any information available?

In which way?

For a horse with COPD (heaves) or a healthy horse
that I just wanted to keep in a low dust
environment I would go for the haylage every time
(if I could) unless I had a toothless wonder in
which case I'd go for soaked cubes.

The reasoning being that I think my horse would
be happier (and safer) eating long stem grasses,
than a bucket full of cubes. But this is just
a 'feeling' I get - it isn't based on any facts.
It must be nicer for them to munch stuff out of a
haynet? Wouldn't it last them longer and keep
them more occupied than the equivalent quantity
of cubes would?

Or maybe not? I don't know how many cubes you'd
feed to provide the same nutrition as a net full
of haylage......?

IOW, I don't know! <g>


Liz and Basil The Nag
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