tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post5993650463012800739..comments2024-03-14T06:57:29.577+00:00Comments on Rockley Farm: Why not all grass is created equal - and why horses can have problems with grazingNic Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-73239788004516872902014-06-05T17:55:15.365+01:002014-06-05T17:55:15.365+01:00Species makes a difference but it seems to be vari...Species makes a difference but it seems to be variety - and the amount of total ryegrass - which is just as important. The article I've referenced didn't give sugar levels for each species, however, which would have been useful. Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-7744804511530014712014-06-05T13:09:09.541+01:002014-06-05T13:09:09.541+01:00Just out of interest - we graze on old pasture, th...Just out of interest - we graze on old pasture, there is some rye grass but other species too (of which I can only recognise fog grass and Meadow Fescue) but we also have a new grass which has appeared since the wet weather - plicate sweet grass! Have you ever come across this in your grazing and is it one which is suitable for natives? We have three ponies, one with cushings and all are native. We have never had laminitus and one pony is barefoot .https://www.blogger.com/profile/10897174043483766344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-34404528723340245032014-06-05T12:14:47.798+01:002014-06-05T12:14:47.798+01:00Well 2 points to note, one that they were measurin...Well 2 points to note, one that they were measuring fructose, not fructans levels - so only one of the sugars. <br /><br />Secondly the article states quite clearly that the finding of low fructose at 1-2pm is contrary to earlier studies(!)...so maybe should not be completely relied on...Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-43893584340580796032014-06-05T10:56:22.710+01:002014-06-05T10:56:22.710+01:00Was interested though that their results showed fr...Was interested though that their results showed fructose levels lowest in the middle of the day. My previously held belief (I think from safergrass.org) was that daylight causes the grasses etc to make fructose and then at night (if it is warm enough) the plant grows and thus uses up the fructose, meaning that the safest time to graze is early morning. This seems to make more sense to me and I would love to know their explanation for what they seem to have found.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460755556396770745noreply@blogger.com