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14 lis 2023 · Supports Weight Gain. Beet pulp is a good option for hard keepers who require more calories to maintain an ideal weight. It can also be fed to underweight horses that need to gain weight. Horses are considered underweight if they have a body condition score of 4 or less on the 9-point Henneke scale.
19 paź 2023 · But if your goal is just maintaining a healthy weight for your horse, you can provide the required quantity of beet pulp based on the weight of your equine partner. The standard quantity for a per day serving of beet pulp is one to two pounds (454 to 907 grams), for a thousand-pound horse.
12 gru 2023 · The amount of beet pulp you choose to feed your horse depends on his weight, needs, and whether you’re supplementing or replacing grain or forage in his diet. Horses should consume around 2% of their body weight daily in forage , and you can replace up to 50% of a horse’s forage ration with beet pulp.
21 sie 2023 · If you want to maintain a horse’s weight, 1-2lbs of beet pulp per day is often adequate, whereas if you wanted to gradually increase the horse’s body condition score, you could add as much as 4lbs per day to the diet (Kentucky Equine Research, 2018).
26 lut 2024 · Should it be in flake- or pellet-form? What’s the correct water to beet pulp ratio? How much should a horse eat per pound of body weight, and do you measure it with the beet pulp soaked or...
Typically, beet pulp is reasonably high in DE (Digestible Energy) (approx. 9 – 11 MJ/kg) and as such, it can be used effectively in the ration for assisting underweight horses to gain weight.