In the creation of equinos, the availability of quality grass guarantees the reduction of costs and favors one better health of the animals.
1. Access the quality grass, being the best graminea for pastejo the Tifton;
2. Capim green perforated, deriving of the capineiras, or grass of Tifton, Coast Cross, Tangola and others, must be cut in the excellent point of growth (height around 1,50m), in order to preserve the ideal nutritional value. Capim old and fibroso can provoke digestive riots. Capim very new can provoke diarréia;
3. The amount of voluminous must be, at least, 5kg per day;
4. Capim perforated does not have to remain more than in cocho what 12 h, to prevent the fermentation and the consequent risk of digestive riots. The cólicas still represent the cause number 1 of deaths in the equina species;
5. It is not recommended to mix ration to capim perforated. It obeys an interval of, at least, one hour, between the consumption of the voluminous one and of the intent ration;
6. More the hay supply is indicated of quality for confined animals, especially of Tifton and Alfafa;
7. Amount of hay/head/day: a pack of 10 the 12 kg of hay of Tifton is enough to daily feed up to two adult animals or three fillies, estimating that the diet also includes intent ration and access the grass during a period of the day or the night;
8. The intent ration must be of idoneous manufacturer, being recommended dividiz it in two or three times/day - morning, noon, late;
9. The consumption total/month is relative to the weight. For each 100kg of weight, to supply of 0,5 1,0kg of intent ration.
10. Not to supply to superior amount the 2,5 kg of intent ration for time;
11. For fillies, 1 enters the 2 years, the consumption average varies of 2 the 4 kg/dia, depending on the race. For adult animals, the average varies of 4 the 6kg/dia;
12. Permanent access the clean and cool water
13. Daily cleanness of water throughs and cochos;
14. It exempts access the balanced mineral mixture and common salt.
15. Before, during and soon after the transport, not to supply intent ration;
16. It obeys an interval of at least one hour enters the supply of intent ration and the beginning and ending of intense the physical exercises;
17. During the period of expositions, to program the supply of the same feeding received for the animals in haras. |
