Roughage
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- Crude cell material present in roughage is not digested in the stomach and the small intestine.
- A minimum of 1 percent of body weight as roughage is needed to maintain normal digestive function.
- Roughage Roughage is required by the horse to ensure that the flow of feed through the digestive tract is maintained and as a source of carbohydrate (energy).
- Mostly, however, the grains are harvested for human use and the remaining roughage is sold as straw.
- In many cases more roughage is necessary for a given horse.
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