This message is from: "Lois Anne Starr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Steve: I have a request in also, to Texas A&M to their feed nutrition specialist regarding the analysis of hygear. Still waiting for a reply but will forward to you ASAP. Lois Anne, MT On 3/8/07, Steve A White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This message is from: Steve A White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Steve, > > I posted your question on the equine vet list and got a couple of replys. > > The real name is hegari but is pronounced hygear. One vet said they used > to feed it when he was a kid in west TX. He didn't recall having any > problems with it other than it turns the manure red. The other vet said > he doesn't recommend it because it is related to sorghum and could cause > soghum cystitis which is an inflammation ot the bladder. The nutritional > value wasn't that great either. Doesn't sound like it is a good > alternative to feed for horses. > > Hope this helps. > > Steve White, DVM > Gretna, NE > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > > > -- Lois Anne, Wayne, Gallant Geier and the Lovely Lana from Montana Tell me, and I'll probably forget. Show me, and I will remember, Involve me, and I will understand. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
