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New Dengie Laminitis Brochure uses TLS photos

6/1/2020

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Dengie brought out a new Laminitis Guide in March 2020, which features photos taken by The Laminitis Site of some of the many laminitis cases that TLS has helped.  Dengie very kindly provided The Laminitis Site with Dengie feed vouchers as a thank you - for which rescued laminitic pony Dolly will be very pleased, as she loves Dengie HiFi molasses free!

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Feeding straw for weight loss

5/20/2020

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Dosi MCM, Kirton R, Hallsworth S, Keen JA, Morgan RA
Inducing weight loss in native ponies: is straw a viable alternative to hay?
Short communication to Vet Record 
Full Open Access paper available from the University of Edinburgh (click on "Dosi et al 2019 revised manuscript").

40 mostly native or native-cross ponies and horses and a mule were over-wintered on mixed-grass pasture paddocks of around 1.6 hectares and were fed daily either:
group A (25 horses) -  a mixture of around 7 kg barley straw and 10 kg hay per 5 horses, or 
group B (15 horses) - around 20 kg hay per 5 horses. 
The horses were not exercised or rugged during the 4 month research period between December and March, and no episodes of laminitis or colic were recorded.

All 25 horses in group A lost weight, with an average weight loss of 27 kg (+/- 17 kg).  In group B 3 out of 15 horses lost weight (20%), and overall group B gained 6 kg (+/- 18 kg).  
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The researchers concluded that supplementation with a mixture of straw and hay is a safe, cost-effective means of supporting weight loss in grazing ponies kept in groups.

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If feeding straw:
Ensure teeth have been checked and function well.
Introduce straw gradually, as with all feeds.
Feed barley or oat straw, ideally not sprayed with chemicals and of good hygienic quality.
Feed no more than 50% of the total forage amount as straw.  NB Pat Harris suggests feeding no more than 25% of the total forage amount as straw.
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