During the winter season, temperatures typically fall below that necessary for pasture grass to grow. Pastures become rapidly depleted of natural forage and horses must increasingly rely on their owners to provide them with a nutritionally adequate diet. To properly feed a horse during the winter months, several key factors...

Forage is the most important ingredient in the horse’s diet, yet the choices in forage species and form are sometimes daunting. Understanding the types and physical forms of forage and importance of forage quality will help horse owners choose the best forage to feed their horse.

1. Forage...

Every year, there is inevitability a natural disaster threatening the most important component to raising livestock (besides the need for water, which can also be heavily affected by disasters). Between flooding from hurricanes, wildfires and drought, it’s been a challenge for those caring for animals to just meet their basic...

Sugar comes from two main crops in the United States, sugar cane and sugar beets. So, what is beet pulp? Beet pulp is, you guessed it, the pulp left over from the sugar beet once the sugar has been removed, and is commonly used as an ingredient...