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By Casie Bazay, BS, NBCAAM
Dec 17, 2013
Soaking hay in water is a common practice used to reduce dust and non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) levels for horses with respiratory or metabolic conditions. But soaking can leach essential nutrients, such as phosphorus and magnesium, from hay and be labor-intensive.
In the last few years hay steaming has gained popularity as a soaking alternative, but how does it compare to soaking? University of Minnesota researchers, who recently studied soaking’s effect on hay, set out to answer that question...
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http://www.thehorse.com/articles/33054/steamings-effect-horse-hay-studied?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=nutrition&utm_campaign=12-23-2013
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