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A horse is a herbivore, and the prefered food is grains (corn, oats, barley, soybean meal) and forages such as grasses and legumes like alfalfa or birdsfoot trefoil.
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Why can horses eat grass and still get big if they are monogastrics?
Horses get fat on grass when they eat too much or it. Grass is the primary food they were designed to eat. It has all the nutrients and calories they need. Overeating makes everyone fat.
Why are horses found in pastures?
Horses are found in pastures because they are forage animals. Grass is their primary diet, so people choose to keep them there where they can eat at will.
Is a horse a primary consumer?
Horses, as other consumers, eat plants, which also makes them herbivores. They are also primary consumers that are considered grazers along with deer, cows, and elephants.
Which trophic level would horses belong?
I believe Primary. Not absolutely sure.
How do horses maintain lean body mass eating only grass?
Horses eat mostly complex carbohydrates, although they get some proteins from the legumes they eat as well as small insects or other animals they accidentally ingest along with the forage. The primary source of protein in horses is actually from dead bacteria from the cecum, where horses have a steady fermentation vat that breaks down the plant material they eat.
What can all horses eat?
all horses can eat hay/grass. all horses can eat hay/grass.
Do horses eat their afterbirth?
Horses may eat their afterbirth.
Do horses eat cantaloupe?
yes horses do eat cantaloupe
Are horses decomposers?
no they are primary consumers
Are horses a primary consumer?
Yes they are.
Horses primerily eat?
horses primerily eat grass or hay.
How do horses eat and drink?
horses eat hay and drink water
