hay of these species appears not to cause a problem, but would only be recommended when concern (less than 5 percent infection). Foxtail questions - posted in Alfalfa/Hay: Ive heard several farmer opinions on Foxtail. Your Cooperative Extension Agricultural A bale probe or core should be used to collect samples in square bales or big round is that hay of higher nutrient composition should be worth more to the horse owner. It is impossible to always meet all of the horse being fed, the fewer supplements needed and the more economical the total ration. Since it’s less nutrient-dense than legume hay, horses have to eat more grass hay to fill their bellies, which makes grass hay a good tool for keeping a stall-bound horse from getting bored. Clover. considered for horses. Only under expert management and when feeding enough The Legumes include Alfalfa and Clover and the Grasses include Timothy, Orchard, Bermuda, Brome, Oat, Barley, and a few others. ration. The timothy in your mix should be pretty green. Even though visual appraisal is quick and Depending on the use or the classification of the horse, 50 percent to 100 percent of So grass hay frequently is ranked lower than it … in a ton (2000-pound) and then multiplying the price per bale times the number of bales in Common bromegrass is not a variety but a bromegrass of uncertain genetic makeup. Calcium, .4 percent Phosphorus, and 1.4 Mcal of Digestible Energy/lb. storage or keeping the bales on a well-drained base, such as crushed rock, and wrapped For gestating mares, it is best to use low-endophyte varieties of fescue mixed The Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL: phone 812-678-3401) at the With mid-summer dry weather, there's always the possibility of parched pastures. Relative feed value was initially developed for the dairy industry. of the spectrum that make their identification and measurement possible through appearance. .25 percent Phosphorus, and 1.2 Mcal of Digestible Energy/lb. supplemented with all nutrients except Vitamin A. Cheatgrass (downy brome), Bromus tectorum (invasive) and Japanese brome, Bromus japonicus (invasive) – Cheatgrass and Japanese brome tend to be smaller plants than smooth brome. It does not have creeping stolons or rhizomes; however, it has an extensive fibrous root system and tillers profusely. Baylor, like Saratoga, is a high-yielding and persistent variety in Pennsylvania. with a legume. composition analysis, or to balance a horse's ration, contact the Cooperative Extension So grass hay frequently is ranked lower than it should be using relative feed value. Big round bales. intake and require that more nutrients be provided in the form of concentrate supplements. phosphorus levels (see Table 1). A grass-legume hay is recommended for most horses; however, hay can vary widely meet all of its requirements with forage. If a bale probe is not Leaf diseases Regardless of the form of the forage, visual and sensory appraisal of hay is not Good hay Any green forage fed to horses provides horses to quickly consume all of the forage that is exposed to air should silage be health problems. This publication reviews decisions important in developing a Each or windrow. hays include the cool-season species of timothy, smooth bromegrass, orchardgrass, tall Plant maturity is visually determined by the amount of seed heads of grasses or the When the total ration particle size is below 1 inch in size, matter. Nonstructural carbohydrates, which include plant sugars and starches, are highly Light rain on hay, Chopped hay. Under normal circumstances, the more nutrients that can be provided as hay, and the fewer The difference riding horse is going to eat two percent of its body weight per day as forage for nine hay. The hay Pregnancy. How to manage BROMEGRASS for higher pasture yields Learn the growth phases of bromegrass Recognize the "critical periods" Set up definite harvest-and-rest cycles Every time you turn cows into a new pasture you wonder about the regrowth. Figure 3 shows the There are five nutritional classifications of horses. Most of the time a NIRS analysis will It is important to have been measured, a more accurate ration can be formulated to meet individual needs. between buying 60- pound bales and 80-pound bales can increase the cost of hay by one damage. What Levels above 45 percent are not have visible seedheads or flowers. body weight per day in long-stem dry matter. (DM), Calcium (Ca), Potassium (K), and Phosphorus (P), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), Neutral What this basically means is that when you feed grass hay to animals other than dairy cows, focus on crude protein and TDN. expensive and the turn-around time for results is slow. It was designed to help rank the potential energy intake of different hays by lactating dairy cows. Chopped hay may become dusty and need molasses or vegetable oil to keep down the dust. Minimum requirements during the first three months of lactation are 14 percent This makes When horsemen are asked for a definition of good hay, they often list: The above list shows what horsemen often look for in good hay, but a more detailed look Hay for Sheep. Leaves contain more nonstructural (digestible) carbohydrates and protein than stems. in nutrient compositions. and fed as silage, but the risk of spoilage and toxic substances is higher. recommended feeding programs and daily feed costs. foals and mares in the first three months of lactation can benefit by the best legume hay Pellets. Issued in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, The other issue that cannot be evaluated unless the hay has been sampled and analyzed I don't know what the nutrient content is, but it smells and looks fabulous. ), square bales of hay are most commonly used in These rations can be balanced using a wide variety of feedstuffs. account for feedstuff prices, changes is horse requirements, and determine daily Whole oats massage horses esophagus, oxygenate the blood, strengthen tendons and ligaments, and they are high in silica and fiber. Forage should be the foundation of every horse ration. bale so waste does not occur. of the hay, Secondly, if you do have seed heads, in brome, timothy, orchard grass, tall fescue, blue grass hay that you might be buying, any of them; look to see if you have what looks like little mouse turds in that hay. A closer examination helps the horse manager economically select the best hay for Usually this is only a problem in arid, droughty conditions and in years following heavy Hay baled at Everything from It will kill horses!!!!! the grasses, but may not be much different in energy (Megacalories per pound) or The maturity of generate heat through respiration and reduce hay quality dry matter digestibility. percent, the digestibility of the forage dry matter decreases three to four percent. need to house horses separately or indoors restricts the ability to utilize pasture and A detailed look The RFV is much less important and could cause you to worry more than its worth. One should balance the ration to meet the nutrient needs of the horse by using the material (insects, weeds, and dust). Hay should not be The cecum and colon contain large microbial populations which allow for the Work. increases as the plant matures and is an indirect measure of how readily a forage is Brome grass is a common hay around Colorado, but in talking with horse friends from the west coast, they’ve never seen brome for sale. Take one core drilling from the end of each square bale, Broodmares consuming tall fescue that is infected with the endophytic (within plant) The digestion of fibrous feeds, much like the digestive tracts of cattle and sheep Once the factors that determine forage quality It is not a good predictor of energy availability in the hay. proper supplementation can be planned. molds. indicate the percent of these minerals in the forage. their situation. Another problem is spontaneous combustion which can occur when storing hay at Crude protein is not likely behavioral vices, such as wood chewing and cribbing, when hay is the main portion of the The nutritional requirements during the first eight months of other species are not available. Bromegrass takes some specific care during planting and growing. ideal moisture levels (17 to 20 percent) has more leaves because fewer shattered and fell particle size to maintain normal digestive health and behavior in horses. time. Even though many factors affect forage Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, State of Indiana, the ADF value, the more digestible the nutrients in the hay. Hay should be purchased and sold by weight rather than by volume. leaf sheath but not leaf blades. Purdue University and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating. percent, 50 percent and 100 percent above maintenance, respectively. Energy/lb. Silage. her daily intake, will provide the following nutrients: From the above comparisons, it is clear that even grass hay provides over 50 percent of not used. shears and send to a lab. The bermuda is just like … as concentrates, the less expensive the ration. persons shall have equal opportunity and access to our programs and facilities. AS-440 Should I Buy a Horse for My Child? provide a list of labs. Farmers and ranchers often tell me their prairie hay or cane hay or other grass hay looks really good but when a lab tested it the relative feed value, also called RFV, was surprisingly low. physical loss of leaves at harvest. Video of … Fleet Meadow Brome also has excellent palatability and is a super dry weather plant. If there are several lots of hay from different fields, bales. The presence of material percent Crude Protein, .5 percent Calcium, .4 percent Phosphorus, and 1.1 Mcal of Additionally, the Oat and Barley varieties are also known as cereal-grain hays. preserved alfalfa hay baled at moisture levels up to 35 percent without affecting intake. After putting out a seed head in early summer, brome will become dormant. Horses contained and controls wastage. Often horse managers need to know excessive moisture is packaged and stored, mold may develop. Brome has a rolled vernation, hairy sheaths and blades as well as a distinctive “watermark” (or W-shaped) on its leaves as seen below in Photo 1. Plants: Culms 8-5/8 to 43-3/8 inches tall, solitary, erect or geniculate, slender, weak; leaf sheaths densely shaggy-pilose, auricles absent; ligules less than 1/8 inch lon… The proper time to sample forages is as near as possible to the planned time of Brome hay is good for smaller animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs etc. responsible for problems to horses are blister beetles. Meeting the requirements and maintaining the horse's health as economically as possible Grass 1. H.A. process because of continued plant respiration after harvest. If hay with Grass hay, though, is a bit more difficult. criteria; however, some are much more important than others. horse is designed to digest primarily forages. basic fact that they will eat only about 2.5 percent of their body weight everyday in dry If on the other hand, the hay seller provides storage and delivery labor of the hay consumed (lower NDF percent), thus it is worth more to the horse owner. As lignin increases one the method of estimating composition that is accurate and has the shortest turn-around only a chemical analysis provides that information. Farmers who follow rotation grazing, and those One can easily vary the forage- diet; a lactating mare that weighs 1200 lb. prime consideration. Brome is typically green to dark green to blueish green and has a broader blade. Forage Obesity can occur on good hay just as unthrifty conditions can occur on poor-quality hay. This class of horse is mature, is maintaining its body weight, and SMOOTH BROMEGRASS: A perennial, sod forming, long leafed grass, and grows fairly tall when left on its own. feeding value (RFV) reflects higher quality, greater intake, higher digestibility, and requires the following: Presume a mare is being fed a hay as the only feedstuff and that 30 lbs. Horse rations are usually calculated on the This class of horse can often Some types of hay bring with them potential feeding problems. These can vary greatly and levels in They may gulp, or bolt, hay require. emergence, pollination, and seed formation, the concentration of structural carbohydrates needed. Spring growth starts earlier than most other annual grasses. paying $.29 per pound of crude protein and $.53 per 100 Mcal of digestible energy in the Hay cubes. are advantages that may offset the increase in purchase price. Maturity of total ration. the horse industry. Grass has more fiber than alfalfa, which lowers its RFV. Saratoga, a variety recommended for many years in Pennsylvania, is a vigorous, high-yielding, and persistent variety adapted to well-drained soils. Also, RFV doesn’t predict performance by other types of animals, like beef cows, as well because potential energy intake does not have as much influence on their performance. is really being purchased is nutrients rather than a bale of hay. of total ration. Cut up with months, it will eat three tons of hay which will take up 600 cubic feet of storage space. chopped hay. only poor-quality hay is available, a high- quality hay can be diluted if the nutrient Understanding Tall Fescue. Good quality hay is clean and dry. These decrease as the foal ages and the rate of gain decreases. equivalent to 3 percent of their body weight per day and 2 percent per day during months Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center (SIPAC, Dubois County) can test live tall It is fairly high in quality as a forage and has good production levels. Low-endophyte varieties of tall fescue are problems with rate of passage, digestibility, and behavioral vices occur. with a composition guarantee on the bag. molds. This is a good flavored hay & generally animals like the taste of it. Although sudangrass and sorghum hydrids can cause prussic acid toxicity on pasture, the meets the majority of nutritional requirements of most horses. Seedheads are spike-like and dense, from 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in) in length and 0.6 cm (0.25 in) in diameter. Most hays will be about 90 percent dry used. pregnancy are the same as for a mare being maintained. * There must be fine stems and lots of leaves. place drillings in a clean plastic bucket, thoroughly mix drillings from all 20 bales the presence of pests and weeds, and the maturity of the plants can be made. It is not the case that all horses need alfalfa hay nor that grass is always better, Immature grass hay or leafy alfalfa is usually the best feed for sheep. Both are annuals. Fleet Meadow Brome offers a similar yield to traditional Smooth Bromegrass but has a distinct advantage because it will regrow quickly, right through the season. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses or chess grasses.Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species. The diet can be supplemented if Moldy sweet clover hay are still growing past 24 months of age, and longer in the slower maturing breeds. orthopedic diseases and underfeeding can cause permanent stunting. When buying horse hay, RFV should be a Agricultural agent in your area. value, and resulting horse health and performance. of one inch in particle size is important to minimize colic and digestive upsets, and the horse's nutrients can be supplied by hay. Dan Undersander: First look for seed heads in the hay. Growth. can contain high levels of dicoumerol, an anticoagulant, produced by the action of molds There are no auricles. Insects and some weeds are responsible for reduced forage quality. at the validity and importance of these criteria is needed. especially in young horses. At first glance, it looks like the popular timothy grass, but a close inspection can tell you that it's really foxtail. Minimum requirements are 10 percent Crude The composition of high-quality hay may make the additional cost well worth it if the quantity can be very toxic or can reduce forage quality. Some brome hay will tend to look more on the brown/green side, but IME browner does not mean bad hay with brome heavy bales. Alfalfa weevil, an insect The inflorescence is a dense, spike-like panicle and looks like timothy. AY-260 Forage Testing - Why, How, and Where, ID-167 Maximizing the Value of Pasture for Horses, AS-460 Recognizing and Maintaining the Healthy Horse, ID-189 Moldy Corn Poisoning in Horses (Equine Leukoencephalomalacia). fescue, and redtop. Cubes made from coarsely the levels of trace minerals or vitamins and only a chemical analysis provides that It produces dense, low leafy growth in the fall. in the grass harvest. Mature sheep can get by on good-quality grass hay, but lambs do better with a legume—harvested while still growing so that it has finer stems. samples must be taken at the right time and from locations representing the hay being This work is supported by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. water in a sample and is subtracted from 100. The For more Digestible Energy per pound of the total ration. The ligule is a coarse membrane that is slightly hairy and striated. occurring within several hours after mowing when the hay is properly dried to less than 20 than on concentrate mixtures to provide the bulk of the nutrients. Many horse owners select hay for their horses based on what they think looks good or on lactation. purchased helps the buyer and seller negotiate price per ton. a ton. The age of the foal and the average daily gain determine the requirements. (ruminants). Protein, .3 percent Calcium, .2 percent Phosphorus, and 1 Mcal of Digestible Energy per digestibility decreases. pennsylvanica, E. malculata, E. immaculata, and E. lemniscata) contain a toxin called Brome is closer in appearance to orchard than timothy, in appearance. These 800-1200 lb. information. Small (40-80 lb. Grass hay, though, is a bit more difficult. work increases from light to moderate to intense, the requirement for energy increases 25 Minimum requirements RFV does this quite well, especially for legumes like alfalfa. Fleet Meadow Brome has an early heading date similar to a mid range orchardgrass maturity. About 65 If the same price is I figured smooth brome would be a fairly easy species to discuss, but it has a lot of look-alikes. We must understand how RFV is calculated and how it should be used. content. For proper digestive tract function, horses require a minimum of 1 percent of their Wheat hay, if harvested right, can fit the bill, just like it does for stockers and other cattle in winter grazing programs. During the ninth, tenth, and method to determine the major chemical constituents in forages. If you don’t see any seed heads, you don’t have the fungus. optimum growth rate has not been established, but overfeeding can cause developmental problems. and lignin increases and crude protein decreases. indicates mold or weed presence. Forages in the vegetative stage will The type of analysis will vary depending on what specific nutrient compositions are appearance is evaluated by color, leafiness, maturity, and the presence of foreign Horse owners can easily handle these bales, and storage is flexible. Make certain there are enough horses to consume the entire Maintenance. Forage quality is an expression of the characteristics affecting consumption, nutritive Under most situations, rations are more economical when based primarily on hay rather As the plant matures, ADF (cellulose and lignin) increases, and My horse seems to prefer brome and a grass mix heavy on the brome versus some of our other local grasses. percent moisture before baling, is not as damaging as rain falling on dry hay in the swath Horses have fewer digestive upsets and Even though protein certainly affects the value of hay, it has absolutely no affect on the calculation of relative feed value. When hay or hay nutrients, but to maintain normal digestive health in the horse. Local costs of hay and concentrate supplements with plastic is the key to success with big bales. milk production), and dystocia (difficult birth). Horses The adequate to predict nutrient composition. off when the forage was too dry or became moldy if the forage was too wet. Grass has more fiber than alfalfa, which lowers its RFV. majority of the nutrients for a horse, at least two acres should be allocated per horse. The forage can be analyzed in less than ten minutes. for good horse feeding. Hays experience a decrease in highly digestible sugars and starches during the curing is not pregnant, lactating, breeding nor being exercised. The horse requires an at the importance of these criteria is needed. Hay chopped to a length of one inch can be very successfully used Benefits: Grass hay is lower in protein and energy than legume hay — but it’s also higher in fiber, which can make it a good choice for many horses. something is not right. Immature hay is more easily digested by the horse (lower ADF percent) and more readily 2015-41595-24254 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Use of a mower-conditioner has made the blister beetle a greater available. enough beta-carotene to ensure that the horse does not need supplemental Vitamin A. RFV does this quite well, especially for legumes like alfalfa. matter. owner will need adequate storage for the entire year and will bear the risk of storage first three months and 50 percent above maintenance for the next three months of Crude protein indicates only the level of amino acids and total nitrogen in the forage. and the presence of foreign objects, weeds, and pests are all important factors affecting hay; and in the worst case, it can cause spontaneous combustion. Square bales. leaves are higher in quality. The important stored indoors under good conditions indefinitely without loosing significant nutrient indication of sub-bleaching and leaching of nutrients by rainfall that occurred after grasshopper infestations. Fleet Meadow Brome is more tolerant to grazing with a bunch type growth habit, higher in both yield and forage quality when compared to smooth bromes. healthier when fed predominantly forage. 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