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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 727783" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Had to go to the horse side to find this. Similar to what the forages specialist at TAMU have said. (just unable to loacate it at the moment)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/Symposium/1998/Evaluating%20Hay%20for%20Horses.htm" target="_blank">http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/Symposium/19 ... Horses.htm</a></p><p><em>Myth or Reality? "Hay that has been stored in the barn for a year or more has lost its nutrient value" Myth! As long as hay has been stored in a dry environment, it is suitable for feeding for a long time after harvest. The amounts of energy, protein, calcium and phosphorus in a bale of hay in dry storage are basically the same after 2 years of storage as they are after 2 months of storage. One nutrient that does change with storage is vitamin A. However the greatest loss of vitamin A activity occurs right after harvest, and the amount of change from 6 months to a year or more is relatively small. Long term storage may increase dryness of hay. Hay that is very dry will be brittle and sustain more leaf shatter, so wastage during feeding may go up. Hay that has been stored for a long time may also have an increased level of dustiness, probably due to the increased dryness.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 727783, member: 7795"] Had to go to the horse side to find this. Similar to what the forages specialist at TAMU have said. (just unable to loacate it at the moment) [url=http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/Symposium/1998/Evaluating%20Hay%20for%20Horses.htm]http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/Symposium/19 ... Horses.htm[/url] [i]Myth or Reality? "Hay that has been stored in the barn for a year or more has lost its nutrient value" Myth! As long as hay has been stored in a dry environment, it is suitable for feeding for a long time after harvest. The amounts of energy, protein, calcium and phosphorus in a bale of hay in dry storage are basically the same after 2 years of storage as they are after 2 months of storage. One nutrient that does change with storage is vitamin A. However the greatest loss of vitamin A activity occurs right after harvest, and the amount of change from 6 months to a year or more is relatively small. Long term storage may increase dryness of hay. Hay that is very dry will be brittle and sustain more leaf shatter, so wastage during feeding may go up. Hay that has been stored for a long time may also have an increased level of dustiness, probably due to the increased dryness.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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