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Feed preferences of ponies.

J Hawkes, M Hedges, P Daniluk

    Equine Veterinary Journal
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Ponies preferred oats and a mix of oats with sucrose. While ponies showed grain preferences, their overall intake wasn't significantly reduced by less palatable options, indicating dietary flexibility.

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    Area of Science:

    • Equine nutrition
    • Animal feed science
    • Animal behavior

    Background:

    • Understanding equine feed preferences is crucial for optimizing nutrition and palatability in horse diets.
    • Mature ponies were used to assess feed choices, providing insights into species-specific dietary habits.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the feed preferences of mature ponies for various grains and supplemented diets.
    • To determine the impact of different feed ingredients on pony dietary selection.

    Main Methods:

    • Preference trials were conducted with mature ponies (geldings and mares).
    • Ponies were offered choices between different grains (oats, maize, barley, rye, wheat) and supplemented diets.
    • Dietary intake and selection were recorded to assess preferences.

    Main Results:

    • Ponies preferred oats over other single grains and showed a preference for oats supplemented with sucrose.
    • Maize and barley were the second and third most preferred grains, while rye and wheat were least preferred.
    • Ponies selected diets containing dried distillers' grain over a basal diet but avoided diets with blood meal, beet pulp, or high levels of meat and bone meal, though they accepted alfalfa meal and lower levels of meat and bone meal.

    Conclusions:

    • Mature ponies exhibit distinct preferences for certain grains and feed additives.
    • While preferences exist, ponies can maintain significant intake of less palatable grains, suggesting adaptability.
    • Dietary inclusion of dried distillers' grains is acceptable to ponies, but ingredients like blood meal and high-concentration meat and bone meal should be used cautiously.

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