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Good hay provides all the nutrients a horse needs to survive and thrive.
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∙ 9y agoThe quality of nutrition from hay depends upon the amount of foliage in the hay. The more leaves present in the hay the higher the nutrient content.
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Does oat hay have sufficient nutrients for your horse?
Yes oat is good for your horses but hay isn't good for horses because it is dead grass and it does not provide enough nutrients?
Does hay or straw have nutrients?
Hay has nutritive value; straw does not.
What nutrients do horses need in hay?
Hay is roughage, low calorie, dried and cut grass. There really isn't many nutrients in it. Hay helps the horse's digestive system keep moving. It's the most important part of their diet.
Do goats sleep on hay and blankets?
If you provide hay and blankets they will sleep on them.
Does hay lose nutrients as it ages?
yes, if the hay is left in the sun, the vitamin count will be at zero in a matter of weeks.
What role do decomposers play in ecosystems?
they provide nutrients for carnivores to make energy
What nutrients does the grain group provide?
Nutrients
What are the two categories of hay?
There is hay made of various grasses. And hay made mostly of alfalfa. The second has more nutrients but can cause loose stools if fed as pure alfalfa.
What is orchard hay?
Orchard hay is a type of grass hay grown from orchard grass. This type of hay is excellent horse feed, but can be fed to most any grazing animal.
How do bacteria and archaea help cows?
Cows, like other ruminant animals, they have a special type of stomach called a rumen. This consists billions of microbes which can eat grass and hay. These bacteria, fungi and protists provide nutrients that the cow can digest. Without these microbes, the cow would die for not digesting its food.
What do you use hay for?
hay is a greenish color is usually for eating, but straw which is thicker and has a yellowish color is used for bedding since it has less nutrients. hay straw
Nutrients provide the body with energy and materials to?
which nutrients provide the body with growth & repair , engerg and protection?
