Hi
Thanks for the links Angela - I have tried them but still can't seem
to submit them.
Therefore here they are for anyone to look at:

Grass hay - tested 18/1/08

Moisture- 9.9%
Dry Matter- 90.1%

AS SAMPLED: DRY MATTER:

DE 2.00% 2.22%
Crude Protein 7.00% 7.7%
Estimated Lysine .24% .27%
ADF 32.7% 36.2%
NDF 53.1% 59.0%
ESC 8.9% 9.9%
Starch .8% .9%
NFC 21.7% 24.1%

Calicium .22% .24%
Phosphorus .20% .22%
Magnesium .18% .20%
Potassium .82% .91%
Sodium .293% .325%

Iron 139 ppm 154 ppm
Zinc 12 " 13 "
Copper 5 " 6 "
Manganese 51 " 57 "
Molybdnum .36 " .40 "

RFV - dry matter 96%


Would someone mind looking at these for me please. Also- what is the
diffence between - as sampled & dry matter?
Do I still need to soak?
Much thanks in advance
Pauline & Jack

Would someone mind looking at these for me please. Also- what is the
diffence between - as sampled & dry matter?

I can look at it a bit later,Pauline,if no one beats me to it.
As Sampled,sometimes called As Fed, is the column you use.It means as
it is now,as the horse eats it.
Dry Matter is used more for Industry purposes apparently.

Lorna
Kingston,Ontario

Hi Pauline,

Therefore here they are for anyone to look at:

I'm only a fledgling at this compared to the 'gurus', but here is
what I would do if it were mine.
This would be feeding Jack 9 pounds of hay a day though,and I'm not
sure if that is in line with what you are doing now? It's also
feeding 2% of BW ,which I *think* is 200kg/440 pounds for him.
So if those details aren't correct we'd fine tune it accordingly.
That being said I would want to add the following to this hay:

Ca - 7g
Zn - 375 mg
Cu - 120mg
Mn - 210mg
Vit E - 880IU
I - 250mg
Se - 1.5-2mg

I have to get back to the stable,but I hope this at least gives you
an idea.If I'm off base someone will catch it for us.


Lorna
Ontario