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Understanding the comprehensive benefits of extruded feed can help nurture happier, healthier horses who are ready to meet their full potential in every aspect of their lives. From foal to senior horse, pelleted feeds can improve the absorption of vital nutrients, provide more calories for growth, development, and performance, and may help lower the risk of certain digestive upsets that can lead to choke, colic and laminitis.
Two articles review how pellets function and support horse health.
Source: EQUUS
- How extruded feed supports a healthy gut, May 13, 2024. Link.
- Increasing a horse’s whole body wellness with extruded feed, May 23, 2024. Link.
Because extruded feed nuggets are larger and more porous, they encourage horses to chew feed longer which improves digestibility and helps reduce the risk of choke.”
INSIGHTS: Nat Geo Wild’s veterinarians routinely ask horse owners, “What are you feeding?” Having a better understanding of how extruded feed benefits horses could be helpful during farm calls with horse owners. The articles are also good resources to share with horse owners struggling with their horses’ digestive upsets outside of any feed sales scenario.