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 Warrior Mom
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| In horses? I recently switched my horses from a 12/10 feed to a 14/8 feed, and the amount they are sweating has drastically increased. Granted it's very hot and humid lately but they are drenched in sweat just being turned out in the pasture standing around. They have a round bale but have mostly been grazing on the pasture. |
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Sock Snob
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| I say if where two percent fat, I would say yes, I was told long ago 10 percent protein is enough unless it is a old horse. Fat makes a big difference.
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Warrior Mom
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| So fat makes them sweat more? |
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | It would depend on how much they are actually being fed. A small amount, that difference is negligible. If you are feeding at a high rate, then yes, it could cause them to sweat more. Something about energy used to convert protein raises body temp? I've been hearing about a lot of people seeing their horses sweat more lately tho because the humidity has been higher than normal. It's like that all the time here.  |
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Warrior Mom
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| Three 4 Luck - 2016-09-21 10:45 AM
It would depend on how much they are actually being fed. A small amount, that difference is negligible. If you are feeding at a high rate, then yes, it could cause them to sweat more. Something about energy used to convert protein raises body temp? I've been hearing about a lot of people seeing their horses sweat more lately tho because the humidity has been higher than normal. It's like that all the time here.
They only get 3lbs a day right now so not very much at all. I guess it's probably just the weather. People keep asking me if I sprayed them off because they are that wet! Where is this Fall I keep hearing about?! |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | want2chase3 - 2016-09-21 10:59 AM Three 4 Luck - 2016-09-21 10:45 AM It would depend on how much they are actually being fed. A small amount, that difference is negligible. If you are feeding at a high rate, then yes, it could cause them to sweat more. Something about energy used to convert protein raises body temp? I've been hearing about a lot of people seeing their horses sweat more lately tho because the humidity has been higher than normal. It's like that all the time here. They only get 3lbs a day right now so not very much at all. I guess it's probably just the weather. People keep asking me if I sprayed them off because they are that wet! Where is this Fall I keep hearing about?!  It's probably going to go straight from summer to winter like it did a couple of years ago.
Edited by Three 4 Luck 2016-09-21 11:36 AM
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Warrior Mom
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| Great.. one extreme to the next. I'm ready to walk outside and not feel like I've entered a sauna! But not ready to walk into a freezer either! |
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | 3# of feed with a 2% increase in protein & fat is not much of a change on the whole diet. |
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Does 2% more protein really make that much of a difference