Why is it important to process grains before feeding to horses?

Nutritional and Health Benefits of Processing grains for horses — HYGAIN National Territory Manager Martin Connell will talk you through the evolution of the feed processing industry and highlight the advantages for the horse.

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In this Video:
HYGAIN National Territory Manager Martin Connell will give you a better understanding of various feed processing methods and how these directly affect your horse.
When walking into the feed store you are provided with so many different brands and types of feeds. Some feeds are rolled, cracked, boiled, pelleted, extruded or micronized, a big variety of processes but what does it all mean? What is best for your horse and what affect does each process have on the feeds? This video discusses why HYGAIN process feeds and why it is essential to process grains for the health of your horse. At the end of this video you should have a pretty good idea which process or type of feed is best for your horse.

Back to basics how does the horse’s digestive system works
0:44 Before we get right into the different processes, it is important that we keep in mind that our horses first and foremost evolved as wandering herbivores. Martin will go into detail how horse’s process grains and what problems that may cause.

Problems with today’s feeding
1:00 Martin will go into detail how horse’s process grains and the problems that may arise when grain is overfed (colic, laminitis, diarrhoea and reduced performance).

Raw Grains
3:35 We will present data on the small intestine digestibility of common grains and how poorly they are digested.

Cracking, rolling and flaking of grains
4:19 Martin explains why early processing methods provided only little improvement but not really the solution when it comes to healthy feeding.

Extrusion of grains
TIME With the help of some animation Martin features the process of extrusion. He goes into detail as to what extrusion is, what actually happens to the grain and how it affects the horse.

Micronizing
TIME With the help of some animation Martin features the process of micronizing. He goes into detail as to what extrusion is, what actually happens to the grain and how it affects the horse.
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Nutritional and Health Benefits of Processing grains for horses

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