FORAGE ANALYSIS
Forage analysis tests your hay, haylage or grass to reveal its nutrients – and our nutrition team uses the results to tailor your horse’s diet.
What Is Forage Analysis?
Forage analysis tests a sample of your hay, haylage or grass to show what it contributes to your horse’s diet. Our nutrition team then sends a clear report and uses the results to tailor an individual feeding plan for you.
Why Is Forage Analysis Beneficial?
For horse owners that face challenges such as managing horses with metabolic, muscular, or digestive issues or for breeders and performance horses, forage analysis offers a more in-depth management of their nutrition.
With forage forming the biggest portion of the horse’s diet, forage analysis can be beneficial when creating a diet for these types of horses and can help to determine if the forage source is suitable for the horse.
When Should I Get My Forage Analysed?
Anytime that you are concerned about the nutritional or hygienic quality of your horse’s forage or when the supply of forage is changed is a suitable time to have a forage analysis performed.
What Analysis Service Do I Need
NIR (Near Infrared Reflectance)
This test provides a basic analysis and will include Dry Matter, Crude Protein, Oil, Ash, NDF, ADF, Sugar and Digestible Energy.
Dietary Minerals
This test provides information about the mineral content of the forage and will include Dry Matter, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride as well as CAB and Micro Mineral Analysis.
WSC (Water-Soluble Carbohydrates)
This test will indicate the water-soluble carbohydrate level of the forage and is suitable for determining the suitability of the forage for feeding to horses with issues such as laminitis, for example.
Who Analyses The Forage?
The lab that performs the analysis is an ISO17025 accredited laboratory and has over 30 years of experience in the agricultural sector.
The modern testing facilities and broad analytical capacity allows delivery of specialist services, and the lab is also UKAS and GMP+ accredited as well as being able to carry out UFAS, FEMAS and FEDIAF based analysis.
OUR TEST PRODUCTS
Order your Forage Test kit — choose hay, haylage or grass and receive a clear report from our nutrition team.
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This test provides a basic analysis and will include Dry Matter, Crude Protein, Oil, Ash, NDF, ADF, Sugar and Digestible Energy.
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This test provides information about the mineral content of the forage.
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This test will indicate the water-soluble carbohydrate level of the forage.
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