{"id":7172,"date":"2021-05-19T14:46:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T12:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/?p=7172"},"modified":"2021-05-19T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:07:03","slug":"fibres-pour-les-chevaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/fibres-pour-les-chevaux\/","title":{"rendered":"Fibers for horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7172\" class=\"elementor elementor-7172\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c95b250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c95b250\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c7e370\" data-id=\"7c7e370\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99c843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a99c843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fibres-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7175\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9600a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9600a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08cbfd9\" data-id=\"08cbfd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7795b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7795b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A diet rich in fiber is essential for horses: they have evolved to develop an excellent ability to assimilate them. They need :<\/p><ul><li>permanent access,<\/li><li>to food rich in fiber,<\/li><li>in very large quantities,<\/li><li>in the form of various fodder.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14c956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a14c956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fiber for horses: in which fodder?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680470e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"680470e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">hay: whole plants (except roots), dried<\/span><\/span><ul><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">grasses (50% cellulose),<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">and or legumes (+ protein and 2\/3 cellulose), <\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">with more or less flowers (often with medicinal virtues - often organic indicators)<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">straws: usually wheat - this is the stalk of the cereal once the grains have been harvested (especially cellulose),<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">trees: leaves, branches, bark. (you can go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/permaculture-quine-en-paddock-paradise\/rles-alimentaire-et-ecologique-des-arbres\/669210800144932\/\"><strong>Equine Permaculture Facebook Group to read the article on the roles of trees<\/strong><\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb6317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fb6317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is crude fiber?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccc933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ccc933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This is what will give us the fiber content of the forage.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It is traditionally measured in% and corresponds to insoluble fiber: INRA estimates the \"total\" content at 2 or 4 times more because this neglects soluble fibers.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7195 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fibres-3-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">=&gt; It's the digestibility of the fibers that will ultimately make the difference.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cellulose + hemi-cellulose + lignin = insoluble fiber<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Pectin (that of apples for example) + mucilages (in chia seeds, flax seeds, etc.), gums = soluble fibers<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f65f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81f65f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is digestibility?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04066e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04066e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This is fermentability (remember that fibers are digested in the intestines and in particular the large intestine, by fermentation): it is inversely proportional to lignification <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">(<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">lignification is <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">modification of the membranes of certain cells with lignin).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Soluble fiber ferments easily when it comes into contact with water in the intestines. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">=&gt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0fermentation of volatile fatty acids is energy available for the whole day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e902e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9e902e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forages: for what?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22852f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22852f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"fr-FR\">Le<\/span><span lang=\"fr-FR\">Fodder:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"fr-FR\">has a peristaltic role,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"western\">and a buffering power (this reduces ulcers),<\/li><li>il increases the production of saliva,<\/li><li>and help maintain the intestinal flora,<\/li><li>and it provides a lot of energy (about 1 UCF for 2 kg of hay).<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">What quantities of fodder should be provided? We estimate the needs (calculated with hay: a horse with access to fodder trees will not have the same needs)<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">at about 3kg per 100kg of live weight.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">=&gt; What is satiety?<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This is when the horse is full and its needs are covered by feed intake in particular.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a66f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85a66f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hay \/ grass comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65801a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65801a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The herb contains:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">more water than hay,<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"western\">little fiber (especially young): risk of accelerated transit, little chewing (this will have consequences on tooth wear),<\/li><li class=\"western\">and a high proportion of insoluble fibers that are poorly digestible,<\/li><li class=\"western\">a lot of non-protein nitrogen (a constituent that is not in the form of proteins: urea, ammonia, nitrates, etc.),<\/li><li class=\"western\">a lot of fructans which will ferment in the large intestine and pose problems for the digestion of fibers: the rate of fructans varies according to the weather, the season, the floristic composition as well, of course,<\/li><li class=\"western\">great variability and mineral imbalance:<ul><li class=\"western\">P: phosphorus drops with drought ...<\/li><li class=\"western\">Ca: calcium increases with the stage of growth and the advance of the season ...<\/li><li class=\"western\">K: potassium is more important at the start of growth and increases with drought\u2026.<\/li><li class=\"western\">Na: sodium increases at the end of the season ...<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>=&gt; it is complicated and almost useless to refer to analyzes of the grass to supplement (which is different from hay which will remain bcp more stable in minerals). When we carry out an analysis of the hay we can have a more precise idea of the supplements to be given.<\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Note: Pelletized hay has shorter fibers so transit is accelerated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A diet rich in fiber is essential for horses: they have evolved to develop an excellent ability to assimilate them. They need: constant access to high-fiber foods, in very large quantities, in the form of a variety of forages. 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