Horse Feeding Pitfalls: Lack of Salt
In our continuing series regarding horse feeding pitfalls, we now turn to the need for salt in the equine diet.
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Horse Feeding Pitfalls: Overloading Nutrients
One common mistake is adding supplements to the horse's diet without first checking to see if the ration is already overloaded with any specific nutrients.
Horse Feeding Pitfalls: Wrong Feed
In any catalog or feed store today you'll find a variety of bagged feeds labeled for specific types of horses--growing youngsters, hardworking adults, broodmares, senior citizens, etc. All are formulated to provide the exact amount of calories and nutrition those animals need, and giving the wrong feed to the wrong...
Horse Feeding Pitfalls: Feed Amounts
If you are feeding by volume rather than weight you may be over or under feeding.
Horse Feeding Pitfalls: Forage
Ideally, the average horse's ration is primarily hay and pasture grass, with modest amounts of concentrates, such as grain, pelleted or sweet feed. But frequently, little emphasis is placed on the quality of forage .
Poultry Feeding By Stages
For more than 100 years Purina Mills has been helping people raise poultry. In fact, poultry feeds were among the very first products we sold. For fresh eggs to farm-raised chickens, you can count on Purina to provide products that will help ensure the health and well-being of your flock....
When Will My Pullet Start to Lay Eggs?
Young hens, or pullets, begin laying sometime between their 16th and 24th week of age.
Feed Chickens For Optimum Egg Production
At about four and a half months, you’re probably anxiously awaiting the first fresh eggs! Now is the time to introduce your laying pullets to Purina Layena Sunfresh Recipe or Purina Layena Plus Omega-3 to insure that they receive the best nutrition to support egg production.
Deworming Horses
Deworming treatments are often a regular component of horse health maintenance, but many horse owners may not understand the best schedule for their horse.
Healthy Chickens Means Better Eggs
The greater inclusion of vitamin D in today’s poultry feeds has increased its concentration in eggs. Even the color of the yolk is influenced by pigments the hen consumes. This is a very important concept for people raising backyard hens for eggs. Feed them a poor diet of unfortified scratch...