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Kay-DRacing. Reg. Jun 2009	Posted 2017-04-21 11:10 AM Subject: Any HAY guru's on here?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1079 Location: MN	I have access to some 50/50 Timothy/Alfalfa hay. When they had it tested the RFV was 134. Is that a good range for that mix?
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2017-04-21 11:19 AM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Take a Picture Posts: 12841	RFV is mainly used for cattle.e Other factors enter in also. How active the horse is and a couple of other factors Edited by streakysox 2017-04-21 11:21 AM
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RedHead84 Reg. Dec 2014	Posted 2017-04-21 11:23 AM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Elite Veteran Posts: 889	There is no RFV calculation for horses, only cattle so a lot comes into place than just a number. I am not a guru, but I thought this article was helpful http://www.thehorse.com/articles/28389/relative-feed-value-of-hay
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1DSoon Reg. May 2009	Posted 2017-04-21 11:24 AM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Location: Not Where I Want to Be	while it's true that RFV was delveloped mostly used in the Ruminant world it can be helpful in making buying decisions for horse hays. Obviously if two hays have a comparable price I would go with the one that had the higher RFV.
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Kay-DRacing. Reg. Jun 2009	Posted 2017-04-21 12:51 PM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1079 Location: MN	She's selling this hay for $4 bucks a bale! I read a few articles on RFV but I didnt know if it really related to horses or not.
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Tdove Reg. Apr 2015	Posted 2017-04-21 2:18 PM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: West Texas	To me, 134 RFV for that mix seems higher than normal. I would imagine that it is very good hay, either way. However, I don't find RFV to be all that useful in horse hay analysis. I think the protein percentage and energy values would be more helpful. Generally 50/50 timothy alfalfa is a very good mix and should feed very well. Edited by Tdove 2017-04-21 2:35 PM
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Kay-DRacing. Reg. Jun 2009	Posted 2017-04-21 3:08 PM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1079 Location: MN	Tdove - 2017-04-21 2:18 PM To me, 134 RFV for that mix seems higher than normal. I would imagine that it is very good hay, either way. However, I don't find RFV to be all that useful in horse hay analysis. I think the protein percentage and energy values would be more helpful. Generally 50/50 timothy alfalfa is a very good mix and should feed very well. Thank you T-Dove!
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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2017-04-21 3:19 PM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Expert Posts: 5293	I feed Timothy alfalfa mix as well. And I pay 28.00 a bale. I sure wish I could get it for 4!!!!!
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Kay-DRacing. Reg. Jun 2009	Posted 2017-04-21 4:37 PM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1079 Location: MN	FLITASTIC - 2017-04-21 3:19 PM I feed Timothy alfalfa mix as well. And I pay 28.00 a bale. I sure wish I could get it for 4!!!!! Im sorta skeptical at this point...I thought that was super cheap up here too. Im from the south where people paid $24 for tiny little bales of alfalfa! Up here you hear of people paying $8-$10!
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BS Hauler Reg. Jan 2012	Posted 2017-04-21 6:59 PM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Expert Posts: 1314 Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass	You can buy that quality in Iowa for $4 to $5 a 50 # bale.
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nettieb3 Reg. Sep 2006	Posted 2017-04-22 10:19 PM Subject: RE: Any HAY guru's on here?
Ace Ventura Pet Detective Posts: 2411 Location: Wisconsin	FLITASTIC - 2017-04-21 3:19 PM I feed Timothy alfalfa mix as well. And I pay 28.00 a bale. I sure wish I could get it for 4!!!!! OMG!!!! I just paid 3 bucks a bale for 3rd crop 80percent alfalfa!!
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