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Hay -- Should I Steam or Should I Soak?

Digestive, OTHERS Horse health, OTHERS

Hay -- Should I Steam or Should I Soak?

This is a great and frequently-asked question.The answer depends on your goal. Is it…o Respiratory & digestive health?o Reducing sugars in your horse’s diet?o Both?For Respiratory & Digestive Health:Both steaming...

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New Study Details Different Effects of Soaking and Steaming Hay

Breathing, OTHERS Coughing, OTHERS

New Study Details Different Effects of Soaking and Steaming Hay

Groundbreaking research related to equine nutrition began with the premise that bacterial diversity would not differ dramatically between dry hay and hay soaked in water or steamed at high temperatures.

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Soaking and steaming, what’s the difference?

Airway inflammation, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS

Soaking and steaming, what’s the difference?

Becky James BSc MSc, Director of Technical Sales and R&D, explains the differences between soaking and steaming hay.  

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Soaking and steaming, what’s the difference?

Airway inflammation, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS

Soaking and steaming, what’s the difference?

Becky James BSc MSc explains the differences between soaking and steaming hay.   

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Hay bugs? Identifying the bacterial profile of hays following soaking or high temperature steaming

#hay soaking, OTHERS Dust, OTHERS

Hay bugs? Identifying the bacterial profile of hays following soaking or high temperature steaming

When looking to improve the hygienic quality of hay the best option to reduce potential pathogens while keeping the microbiota you are feeding your horse as normal as possible is...

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End of season hay

Hay steaming, OTHERS Hay storage, OTHERS

End of season hay

High-temperature steaming using Haygain’s patented steam distribution method has none of these problems, improves the hygienic quality and reduces respirable dust by 99%.

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