On Thursday, January 12, 2012, equine nutrition expert, Dr. Juliet Getty, will present a teleseminar on "Making Sense of Ingredient Lists, Feed Tags, and Hay Analysis Reports.”
When it comes to feeding your horse, it can be difficult and confusing to sort through the wealth of available information. Just studying a feed tag can create more questions than answers: percentages and ppm are a good start, and the ingredient list offers some specifics—but how do you interpret it all and then apply it to your horse’s feeding program? And that hay analysis you sent for—excellent! But now what? Does it mean this hay meets your horse’s nutritional needs? Can you feed it free-choice?
Understanding and making sense of these materials will be the focus of the January 12 teleseminar.
The time is 8:00 - 9:30 pm Eastern Standard time (7 pm Central; 6 pm Mountain; 5 pm Pacific), and the cost is $15 (long distance charges may apply depending on phone service). If the date or time is inconvenient, the entire event will be available the next day to registrants for listening or downloading at a time of their choice. Register at http://www.gettyequinenutrition.com and receive more information about access and downloads.
The teleseminar will emphasize:
•Interpreting percent crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, etc.
•Interpreting ppm, mg, and IU of various vitamins and minerals
•What feed companies tell you… and what they don’t
â¦Proprietary information
â¦Investigating past the advertising claims
⦓Recommended” vs actual feeding amounts
â¦Shelf life
•By-products: what they are and their appropriateness for all horses
•Nutritional value of each feed ingredient
•The feed "red flags" you should be aware of
•Feeds for seniors, performance, growth, maintenance -- their differences and similarities
•“Low starch” feeds: are they low enough?
•Chopped forages and hay replacers
•Understanding hay analysis reports—calories, digestibility, protein, fat, fiber, sugar, starch, fructans, mineral balances
Dr. Getty has taught and consulted on equine nutrition for more than 20 years. Her website offers helpful articles, a nutrition forum and a calendar of her events, including past teleseminars to purchase and download. Her comprehensive reference book, Feed Your Horse Like A Horse, is available in hardcover and CD-ROM (pdf file) through her website or at Amazon.com. Sign up for her useful free monthly e-newsletter “Forage for Thought” through the website. Dr. Getty serves as a distinguished advisor to the Equine Sciences Academy, and she is also available for individual consultations. Reach Dr. Getty directly at gettyequinenutrition@gmail.com or (970) 884-7187.