When fed to horses why do oats not need to be cooked??!
When fed to horses why do oats not need to be cooked??
They are the only feedstuff for horses which are not cooked before being fed. Am trying to answer very tricky paper and cant seem to find the answer anywhere. Thanks
Answers:
The oats would stick to their teeth if cooked and would not be good for their teeth. Besides, Horses don't like oatmeal !!!! *smile*
They don't need to be cooked to feed them to humans either, it's not like meat which needs to have a certain temp to be edible. Horses like them dry, people like them softened and with butter and sugar!
I don't know if you've noticed, but out in the wild, horses seldom stop into restaurants or set up kitchens. Horses and other animals just eat what they eat. They adapt to their environment. Humans play with stuff and cooking is part of that play.
They are Not the only Feedstuff for Horses - they are not cooked and no food given to horses is ever processed
Hay Grass Oats Barley maybe - is always in it's natural state I never saw a horse given porrige - which is what we make of oats - unhealthy stuff - raw oats are better for us - Muesli - it is not cooked and it is more healthy
Cooked food IMO is not to be / should not be / given to horses - AT ALL raw is best - and best for us too
Horses dont eat cooked grass, they eat oats but fresh like they eat fresh grass
Hey is not cooked. Grass is not cooked. In the wild, animals get nothing that is cooked.
Oats are bio-diegestible. Many bovine creatures are of this ilk. Cows will eat corn crushed, providing they have free access to grass.
Hope this helps.
well can u see wild horses havin access to a cooker?? they gotta eat sumthin, an wats gd enough 4 thems gd enough 4 pet ones...
Oats are rolled or crushed for horses to aid chewing and digestion and are high in energy. They are slightly dampened to prevent choking, but never cooked. They are not the only things that are not cooked fed to horses. Bran, grass, hay, horse cubes, haylage are not cooked. The only thing that would be cooked would be linseed (improves skin and coat condition) which would be poisonous to horses if fed in the raw state. Sugarbeet is soaked to prevent bloating - when liquid is added it can go to 5 times as large overnight. Not good inside a horse!
I do not know where you got your ideas from!