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Is Soaked Hay Safe for Laminitis Prone Horses
New research,
conducted by the WALTHAM–initiated Laminitis Consortium, has
raised questions over the assumption that soaking hay will
make it safe to feed to laminitis-prone horses and ponies.
Over-consumption of water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) has
been associated with the onset of laminitis. It has been
recommended that hay with a non-structural carbohydrate (WSC
and starch) content of less than 10% should be fed to obese
animals as well as those at risk of laminitis and that hay
should be soaked in water before being fed in order to
reduce the WSC. The study, which was
completed earlier this year, examined the loss of
water-soluble carbohydrates from nine different hays
submerged in water for up to 16 hours.
“Our current advice
is that ideally you should analyse your hay before feeding
it to an animal at high risk of laminitis and choose hay
with the lowest WSC content you can find. Soaking hay
provides an additional safeguard but should not be relied
upon,” concludes Clare.
The study also
highlights that if hay is soaked for extended periods, it
may not meet the nutritional requirements of the animal
because substantial amounts of other nutrients, protein,
vitamins and minerals will also be lost
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