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Hay Testing Information
Hay Testing Info - How To Test Your Hay
NAG Bags is always recommencing hay testing? Why? It's such a small price to pay for the benefits it will give you, and you're stuck.
We have had customers that have purchased a barn full of hay and have sore horses in a week! Too much sugar or too much protein for their animals' needs.
As for most horses, hay is about 97% to 100% of your grazing animals' diet, so we need to get it right.
Slow feeders are only as good as the hay type matching the horses' needs - rich hay is still rich hay in a slow feeder. Yes, it will make intake somewhat slower ( which is excellent), but the overall goal is to have hays available for your animal 24 hours a day, without the fears of laminitis and obesity.
Check and ask your suppliers - do you have a hay test? If not its a usually under 45 dollars to have done and a great piece of mind. You then can balance your horse's complete ratio after you have this.
We have had customers that have purchased a barn full of hay and have sore horses in a week! Too much sugar or too much protein for their animals' needs.
As for most horses, hay is about 97% to 100% of your grazing animals' diet, so we need to get it right.
Slow feeders are only as good as the hay type matching the horses' needs - rich hay is still rich hay in a slow feeder. Yes, it will make intake somewhat slower ( which is excellent), but the overall goal is to have hays available for your animal 24 hours a day, without the fears of laminitis and obesity.
Check and ask your suppliers - do you have a hay test? If not its a usually under 45 dollars to have done and a great piece of mind. You then can balance your horse's complete ratio after you have this.
See below hay sites and ways to sample your hay. You do not need a core sample to get a hay test done. Use a coat hanger and push into at least nine different bales for a small center sample, place into a large ziplock, label, and you're ready to mail! Simple!
Helpful Websites
These websites offer information on feeding equines and the insulin-resistant horse, and how to keep your equine in balance. From forage to balancing the minerals, and keeping feeding as natural as we can. Benefits the equine's health, physically and emotionally.
See links for Information about hay testing, feeding and hay types for all equines.
www.safergrass.org
gettyequinenutrition.biz/
Articles
Understanding Hay Analysis Results - article by Kristen M. Janicki
Companies That Test Hay
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ALBERTA:
Nutrilytical B6, 3911 Brandon St SE
Calgary, AB T2G 4A7
(403) 452-7355
Email: info@nutrilytical.caWebsite: www.nutrilytical.ca BRITISH COLUMBIA: Fraser Analytical
1356 Sumas Way,
Abbotsford, BC V2S 8H2
604-557-1486
Email:
info@fraseranalytical.com
Website: www.fraseranalytical.com
ONTARIO:
Agri-Food Laboratories 1-503 Imperial Road North Guelph, Ontario N1H 6T9
519-837-1600
Email:
ca.agri.guelph.lab@sgs.com
Website: www.agtest.com/
A&L Canada Laboratories, Inc. 2136 Jetstream Road London, Ontario N5V 3P5
519-457-2575
Email: alcanadalabs@alcanada.com
Website: https://www.alcanada.com/
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MANITOBA:
Central Testing Laboratory Ltd. 9-851 Lagimodiere Blvd Winnipeg, MB R2J 3K4
1-877-955-7861
Email: info@ctl.mb.ca Website: www.ctl.mb.ca QUEBEC: Agri-Analyse 1730 Wellington South Lennoxville, Quebec J1M 1K9
819-821-2152
Email:
lab@agrianalyse.com
Website: www.agrianalyse.com/ UNITED STATES: Equi-Analytical 730 Warren Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 USA 1-877-819-4110
Email: service@equi-analytical.com
Website: www.equi-analytical.com
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