Equine nutrition in the 21st century

The science of equine nutrition is very different today than it was only a short time ago. As we learn more about how horses digest and utilise nutrients from feeds, and as more feeds become available, our feed choices broaden and change. Digestibility of a feed is almost as important as its nutrient content. Many new feeds from the human food manufacturing industry have entered the animal feed chain and also the horse feed sector. By Judith A. Reynolds, Equine nutritionist; Equine product and