Cats are obligate carnivores, which means they need to eat meat to survive. Their diet should be high in protein and low in carbohydrates. A balanced diet will provide your cat with all the nutrients they need to stay healthy.
It is well known that the early introduction of starter feed is essential for rumen development, but often forage is not offered until close to or post-weaning. Many recent studies have shown that offering forage during the pre-weaning phase has benefits in pre-weaning growth rates as well as aiding the transition from a milk-based diet to solid feed.
Obesity, the sadly common condition that we are beginning to see more frequently in pets, and it is the most common nutritional disorder to be seen in dogs. The risks of an obese pet are far greater than those of a healthy dog, which is why it is very important to manage and maintain your pets weight as the long term affects of obesity can have a significant impact on their life.
Shetlands as we all know are small and hardy animals, who are particularly popular as children’s ponies, companions or even pets due to their lovable characteristics. Despite their small stature, these cheeky animals are very well adapted to their origins in North Scotland. Grazing in the Shetland Isles is sparse due to the cold environment, so the ponies have had to adapt to the lack of pasture available throughout the year. However, due to this, when they are granted access to lavish grassland, it is common for Shetlands to become quickly overweight.
Fibre is the most important component of a horse's diet, so it is particularly important that the diet is adapted to your horse's workload.
It can be very rewarding when you are able to encourage the feeding of wild birds in your garden, but this is also greatly appreciated by the birds themselves.
Maintaining a regular routine is preferable for the health and wellbeing of your horse, but sometimes, an unavoidable circumstance may mean that the length of time spent in the stable has been lengthened.
Feeding a horse or pony who is prone to laminitis does not need to be a complicated process if we know the type of equine we are feeding.
Whether your horse or pony is in work, resting or on a restricted diet if they maintain weight easily on forage alone a feed balancer may be the ideal feed for them. There are different balancers to suit different needs and you can feed this with different types of fibre depending on your horse’s individual requirements.
Current research has focused on feeding calves an elevated plane of nutrition during the pre weaning period. Research has shown multiple benefits to this choice of calf management programme, including increased average daily gains, early onset of puberty, improved longevity and potential for higher milk production in the future.
