. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDS FOR HORSES 237 mixtures of concentrates may be substituted with no detrimental effects. The Arab horse, so renowned for mettle and endurance, is fed no oats, but chiefly barley. After experiments covering 35 years with over 30,000 horses, Lavalard, the great French authority on the feeding of horses, concluded that other feeds could be substituted for oats with a great saving in cost of fe
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDS FOR HORSES 237 mixtures of concentrates may be substituted with no detrimental effects. The Arab horse, so renowned for mettle and endurance, is fed no oats, but chiefly barley. After experiments covering 35 years with over 30,000 horses, Lavalard, the great French authority on the feeding of horses, concluded that other feeds could be substituted for oats with a great saving in cost of feed and without lowering the efficiency of the horses. The many grains and by-products which may be used in place of oats are discussed in the following paragraphs. From the data there given one can easily determine what feeds are. Fig. 66.—Oats are Unexcelled for Carriage or Saddle Horses While oats excel any other single grain or concentrate for such horses, a proper combination of other concentrates 'will give just as satisfactory results. most economical for him to use, considering the local prices. In sub- stituting other feeds for oats, due care must be taken to balance the ration to meet the feeding standards, as given on Page 224. Indian corn.—Next to oats, Indian corn is the grain most com- monly used for horses in America. Millions of horses and mules derive their strength from this grain, never knowing the taste of oats. Because it costs less and has a higher feeding value than oats per 100 lbs., it is extensively used where large numbers of horses must be fed economically. As corn is a heavy, highly-concentrated feed, care must be taken to limit the amount fed to the needs of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932; Morrison, F. B. (
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