Why does my horse eat mud?
It may be somewhat alarming to see your horse turned out in pristine pasture ignoring the readily available grass and instead tucking into a pile of dirt or even worse eating faecal material in their stable. There are several proposed reasons for this behaviour. In this article we look at why they may decide to eat mud or faeces. And if there is anything we can do to prevent this.
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Why do they do it?Mineral deficiency?BoredomLack of dietary fibreAgeWhat are the risks of pica in horses?Treatment or preventionProvide adequate forage Environmental enrichmentSupplementation
مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.
Mineral deficiency?
It has long been proven that sheep eat soil to ingest trace minerals such as copper and iron which helps to prevent nutritional deficiencies. Some evidence suggests that this may also be the case for horses. It has been demonstrated in a study involving a small number of horses that those who ate soil had lower serum iron and copper levels than those who did not eat soil. They also had slightly lower haemoglobin levels although still within normal values. These horses were not clinically anaemic and further larger studies are needed to investigate this more widely. However interestingly in addition to this soil in sites preferred by geophagic horses had higher concentrations of iron and copper than sites that were not actively chosen by such horses. So there is a potential link between mineral deficiencies and geophagia.
تتأثر أسعار السيارات من شركات مثل مرسيدس بتقلبات أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار، مما يؤدي إلى زيادة تكاليف الإنتاج والاستيراد.