| Health alert, while many hooved animal owners do feed fescue hay
to their animals, it is a well known health risk to offspring. Fescue hay
causes tough birth sacks, making it hard for babies to break out by
themselves. Often with out human intervention, many of the babies die at
birth, by drowning in the embryonic fluid. Fescue also has been known to
cause early births, premature separation of the placenta, and toxic build
up which can cause, babies to die suddenly without apparent reason around
the ages of 2-6 months, some people say even up to 2 yrs of age.... Please
do not feed fescue to pregnant hooved animals, unless you are willing to
deal with the extra complications. The actual cause of the problem
is the fungus that grows near the root of Fescue. There are some
forms of Fescue available for planting that have the killed fungus, which
is fine, but BUYER BEWARE. Fescue with killed fungus can easily become
infested by fungus from Fescue in near-by fields, transported on seeds by
the wind.
Even livestock farmers know too well about the
risks of feeding fescue to any hooved livestock. Most will avoid feeding
fescue to breeder animals altogether. All hooved animals are affected in
the same manner by fescue. While it is fine for geldings or studs. A
better quality of hay is always your best choice. Sometimes due to hay
shortages, the purchase or rescue of pregnant mares, makes it all
but impossible, to avoid dealing with issues on fescue hay.
Did you Know??
Did you know that giving mustangs ACE could
kill them? Even if mustangs have had Ace before, it is possible for them
to die. According to Mike Fagel whom deals with Mustangs on a regular
basis, ACE can be very dangerous to Mustangs. The effect of Ace on
Mustangs is usually the opposite of that on domesticated horses.
Domesticated Horses tend to visit La La land for a little while. La La
land is a place where everything is cool and for high strung horses,
procedures, medical or mundane can be accomplished much easier. However
nothing is a good substitute for quality training.
Mustangs, on the other hand tend to become
more hyper, even dangerous in behavior at times, some people may feel they
haven't given the Mustang enough of the drug. To compensate for this, most
may make the fatal mistake of giving a higher dose. Mike Fagel sites the
follow recipe as a safe and effect for Mustangs, but remember to
always consult your veterinarian, if he has the proper knowledge of
Mustangs. Many vets still do not realize ACE and Mustangs don't mix. To
protect your wild horse rescues or Adoptees, learn more About them at KBR's
Horse World La La Land Recipe
provided by Mike Fagel, who works extensively with Mustangs and Burros. Cocktail |
