Posted: 18th September 2017 | Back to news feed
A study conducted in Europe by Dr. Julie Dauvillier and Dr. Emmanuelle van Erck-Westergren has found that feeding horses Haygain steamed hay could reduce the incidence of IAD by 63%.
482 horses which had been referred for a regular health check, poor performance or respiratory issues, were scoped and their case history and results recorded. The results found 84% of the horses examined were suffering from Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD) and that in 72% of all horses the presence of different types of fungi in the airways was established. The sources of these problems were found to be in the bedding and forage. They discovered that horses had a 3.8 times greater chance of being diagnosed with IAD if fungi were found in their airways. After analysing all the forage options (dry hay, soaked hay, haylage or Haygain steamed hay) steamed hay not only had the lowest risk but was the only method which significantly decreased the risk of IAD.
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