Table 3 Dietary practices
From: Prevalence and risk factors for laminitis within the Norwegian pony breed Nordlandshest/Lyngshest
Feeding and pasture | n (%) | Prevalence of laminitis (2017–2019), n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Roughage (type) | ||
Hay (H) | 96 (20.7) | 14 (14.6) |
Vacuum-packed grass (VG) | 186 (40.1) | 12 (6.5) |
Grass silage (GS) | 32 (6.9) | 3 (9.4) |
Roughage combination (H/VG/GS) | 150 (32.3) | 10 (6.7) |
Roughage (Digestible Energy)* | ||
H1 (> 5.9 kJ/Kg) | 6 (1.3) | 2 (33.3) |
H2 (5.4–5.9 kJ/Kg) | 71 (15.3) | 4 (5.6) |
H3 (5.0–5.4 kJ/Kg) | 134 (28.9) | 17 (12.7) |
H4 (4.2–5.0 kJ/Kg) | 60 (12.9) | 2 (3.3) |
H5 (< 4.2 kJ/Kg) | 5 (1.1) | 2 (40.0) |
Unknown | 188 (40.5) | 12 (6.4) |
Concentrates | ||
High energy product | 99 (21.3) | 5 (5.1) |
Low energy product | 144 (31.0) | 17 (11.8) |
High & low energy | 55 (11.9) | 2 (3.6) |
None | 166 (35.8) | 15 (9.0) |
Concentrates, daily supply | ||
No supply | 133 (28.7) | 15 (11.3) |
≤ 0.5 L | 207 (44.6) | 17 (8.2) |
0.5–1.0 L | 83 (17.9) | 5 (6.0) |
1–2 L | 32 (6.9) | 1 (3.1) |
2–3 L | 9 (1.9) | 1 (11.1) |
Fruits and vegetables | ||
Yes | 107 (23.1) | 5 (4.7) |
No | 357 (76.9) | 34 (9.5) |
Vitamins | ||
Yes | 315 (67.9) | 30 (9.5) |
No | 149 (32.1) | 9 (6.0) |
Pasture | ||
Infields | 63 (13.6) | 5 (7.9) |
Outfields | 146 (31.5) | 7 (4.8) |
Infields and outfields | 242 (52.2) | 20 (8.3) |
None | 13 (2.8) | 7 (53.9) |