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Adding corn oil may be a good way to get more energy into horses without the bulk of grain and hay, said Arden N. Huff, Extension animal scientist.
Horses will consume and can utilize corn oil. This was shown in a research project at Virginia Tech. Fate and oils supply 2.25 times the energy of carbohydrates conventionally found in grain rations on a pound-for-pound basis.
The research project was done by Virginia Bowman, Mt. Jackson, a graduate student in the University’s department of animal science.
Rations containing up to 20 per cent corn oil were readily consumed by ponies during a palatability trial. The digestibility of the com oil was measured in three digestion trials using eight gelding ponies weighing approximately 500 pounds. Corn oil was substituted into the rations at levels of 0, 5, 10 and 20 per cent by weight. Experimental rations contained 55 per cent alfalfa hay, 25 per cent com and 20 per cent oats.
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