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How to Choose a Mare and Foal Feed
What is the best horse feed for growing horses? What nutrients do broodmares need? How can one feed support foals, weanlings, yearlings, and pregnant or lactating mares? Our equine nutritionists at Nu...
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Lighting & Nutrition for Breeding Late Winter/Early Spring
Mares that are not pregnant at the end of the year should be getting careful attention in December and January to make certain that they are ready for the start of the breeding season. In North Americ...
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Feeding and Managing Pregnant Mares: Prenatal Nutrition
Many broodmares are in the last half of gestation at this time. The latter part of gestation is one of the most important development periods in the life of a foal when the foal is developing in the u...
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Inside the Broodmare’s Belly…
Lactation demands a lot from a broodmare! Are you anxiously awaiting that first foal of the spring? Do you have the foaling stall ready, the vet on speed dial, and the video camera on the battery char...
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Feeding Broodmares
During a mare’s pregnancy, significant changes occur that cause her nutritional needs to increase substantially. While bred mares can be fed a quality maintenance diet during the first half of t...
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Feeding the Broodmare During Lactation
Ferris with mom Rosie – foals exhibit the most entertaining behaviors…. Proper nutrition for the broodmare during lactation is essential to make certain that she produces adequate milk for...