One has tripled in three years.
The feeding issues which most concern horse owners have been revealed.
Dengie unveiled the list of nutritional worries that consumers asked about when contacting its feed helpline during 2023.
The feed company says the top five topics enquired about were:
- Promoting condition safely
- Providing sufficient fibre for good doers without resulting in weight gain
- Questions relating to gastric ulcers
- How to extend or replace hay
- Fibre feeds for horses with dental issues
Enquiries relating to EMS (equine metabolic syndrome) were up by a third compared with 2022 and have tripled since 2020, says Dengie.
Last year also saw a 20% increase in questions to its feed helpline about breeding and youngstock.
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