TY - JOUR
AU - Cuddeford, Derek
AB - IN P'R 1986 ,\('TfIE MARCH- Equine Practice Alternative feedstuffs for by Derek Cuddeford TRAD horses IIONALl Y, haxve beeni fed on and oats. hav 1 4 The acute shoirtage of good hay this xinter has focuscd attenitionl Oin the need to seek out alternatives to the 1l? conventional winter feeds. It is expected that these conven- T 0 1 A L tioncal feeds, particulai ly wvill continiue to be in short hay, suppli in the future as the pattern of agriculture in the UK 'a in changes. There is dvownwxxaid trenid hay produCtion and H AY Er ---- ----------------- less is av ailable foi boi-se ---------------------------------------------------- hatxv feedinig. Furthermioic changcs -i in farmint priactices mean that the smalll sized rectangular SIL bale is being replaced by the large round bale which is AGE difficult to handle. 4- Like hay, oat in thc U K has also fallen aind production consequently; oats are less av ailable and more expensixe than in the past. Therefore. horse owners are now actively seeking alternatixe feeds. I III 1962 1966 1 90 1974 1978 198 YEARS Constraints to the use of alternative feeds Estimated production of conserved forage (million tonnes) in UK (based on 
TI - Alternative feedstuffs for horses
JF - "In Practice: Continuing Education in Veterinary Practice"
DO - 10.1136/inpract.8.2.68
DA - 1986-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/alternative-feedstuffs-for-horses-thuWHOm5md
SP - 68
EP - 70
VL - 8
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
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