Regenerative Pasture Management for Horse Properties Workshops – Gippsland Victoria (November 2012)
Regenerative Pasture Management for Horse Properties Workshops
Gippsland Victoria (November 2012)
Presented by MB Equine Services
Introduction
- Introduction: workshop lay-out & topics
- Small survey outcomes– what are the challenges you face in horse & land management
- Current problems in horse keeping & pasture management
- What is your vision for your horse property and what are your limitations
Feeding Management
- Free roaming vs domesticated horses
- Digestive system of the horse
- Pastures for livestock vs horses
- Creating suitable pastures for horses – where to start?
Ecosystems & Pasture Management
- Four key insights in land management
- Ecosystem processes
- Tools we can use to manage the ecosystem
- Pasture growth, development & planning
- Making decisions
Additional notes:
- Additional nutrition & feeding management
- Forages and enrichment / drought proofing
- What is the next step
- Where can you find more information
KORRUMBURRA
Friday 23rd of November
Where: KORUMBURRA FOOTBALL CLUB ROOMS, KORUMBURRA
Cost: FREE– LUNCH PROVIDED
Time: 10am to 2.30pm
Contact: katew@wgcma.vic.gov.au
Flyer Korrumburra
STRATFORD
Saturday 24th of November
Where: Stratford Pony Club Rooms
Knob Reserve Stratford
Time: 10.00am – 2.30pm
With lunch supplied (12.00pm – 12.30pm)
Cost: FREE – ( WITH BBQ LUNCH INCLUDED)
Contact: darrenw@wgcma.vic.gov.au
Flyer Stratford
BAIRNSDALE
Sunday 25th of November
Time: 10.00 am—3.00 am
Cost: FREE for Landcare Members,
otherwise $10 (LUNCH PROVIDED)
Contact: emma.orgill@dpi.vic.gov.au
Flyer Bairnsdale
ORBOST
Monday 26th of November
Where: Orbost Golf Club
Time: 5.30pm—9.30pm
Cost: FREE for Landcare Members,
otherwise $10 (DINNER PROVIDED)
Contact: emma.orgill@dpi.vic.gov.au
Flyer Orbost
Regenerative Pasture Management Workshop – Korrumburra Victoria (South Gippsland Landcare Network)
South Gippsland Landcare Network’s “Regenerative Pasture Management for Horse Properties” Workshop.
Event details:
Date: Friday the 23rd of November
Time: Registration at 9.30am, commencing at 10am. This event will finish at 2.30pm.
Location: Amenities complex, Korumburra Showground/ Korumburra Football Club Grounds, South Gippsland Hwy, Korumburra. Plenty of parking is available onsite.
Lunch and morning tea is provided, please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements before the 15th of November to katew@wgcma.vic.gov.au.
Any questions prior to the event please contact 56625759
Any questions on the morning of the event please contact 0400141929
Please fill out the attached link so we can get a better understanding of the horse characteristics of people attending: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/68BG66L
Click here for the Workshop Flyer
Equitana & Workshop A4 Booklets
We have recently updated the MB Equine Services books. They are available via Blurb.com in soft-cover copy and e-book format for Ipad & Iphone. Now we have them also available in A4 booklets! You can obtain a copy at our workshops/seminars and Equitana. You can also order them directly from our books page.
Publication Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Finally, I can proudly announce the official publication of my Master Thesis work in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science: Fecal pH and Microbial Populations in Thoroughbred Horses during Transition from Pasture to Concentrate Feeding. This research was conducted at the Massey University in New Zealand.
Abstract:
Abrupt dietary transitions and feeding of rapidly fermentable diets are common practices in the horse industry and have been associated with digestive and metabolic disorders that can impair the performance of horses. The present study investigated the effect of dietary transition from pasture grazing to confinement with concentrate feeding, and back, on fecal pH and bacterial populations of Streptococcus spp and Lactobacillus spp. Six Thoroughbred fillies, previously grazing perennial ryegrass and white clover-based pasture, were housed in individual stalls and fed an increasing ratio of concentrate to conserved forages for 13 days (days 1-13), followed by an abrupt transition back to only pasture-grazing for 3 days (days 14-16). The concentrate was initially offered at 0.83 kg dry matter (DM)/d and increased to 5 kg DM/d, whereas ensiled alfalfa was initially offered at 0.61 kg DM/d, increasing to 1.22 kg DM/d. Meadow hay was initially offered at 6.73 kg DM/d, decreasing to 1.6 kg DM/d. Fecal specimens were collected daily for determination of pH, and every 2 days for quantitative analysis of Streptococcus spp and Lactobacillus spp. Mean fecal pH increased significantly from pasture baseline values (pH 6.18) during the initial confinement and supplementation on day 1 (6.37), day 2 (6.52), day 3 (6.58), and day 4 (6.43) (standard error of mean [SEM]: 0.056; P < .001). By day 5, mean fecal pH values had decreased to, and remained at, baseline values until the horses returned to pasture, when another increase occurred at day 15 (6.45). Fecal colony forming units (cfu) of Streptococcus spp and Lactobacillus spp increased linearly (r = 0.94; P < .001) from 6.0 and 6.1 log10 cfu/g on day -4, to 7.8 log10 cfu/g on day 14 (SEM: 0.2 P < .001), respectively. Fecal cfu decreased on return to a pasture-only diet (P < .001). In this study, the increment of bacterial populations was associated with a relatively stable fecal pH and highlights the difficulty in identifying the effects of dietary transition on the equine hindgut health, without microbial culture.
http://www.j-evs.com/article/S0737-0806%2812%2900324-3/abstract
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (JEVS) is an international publication designed for the practicing equine veterinarian, equine researcher, and other equine health care specialist. Published monthly, each issue of JEVS includes original research, reviews, case reports, short communications, and clinical techniques from leaders in the equine veterinary field, covering such topics as laminitis, reproduction, infectious disease, parasitology, behavior, podology, internal medicine, surgery and nutrition. JEVS is also an official publication of the Equine Science Society.
Australian Horse Keeping Conference 2012
Living Legends Melbourne 12 /13 Nov 2012
Horse owners talk about weeds, dust, mud and emerging diseases. Scientists and natural resource managers talk about water quality, biodiversity and climate impacts. Yet we are all talking about the same thing.
The aim of this event is to bring a variety of people together to exchange knowledge about sustainable horse keeping practices from the researcher “down” and grass roots “up”!
MB Equine Services will be hosting a presentation on forages and enrichment for horses.
Confirmed Speakers:
Alayne Blickle (USA) http://www.horsesforcleanwater.com/
Jane Myers http://www.equiculture.com.au/
Dr Gary Muscatello http://piarn.org.au / http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/about/staff/profiles/gary.muscatello.276.php
Mariette van den Berg www.mberg.com.au
Dr Kirrilly Thompson http://tinyurl.com/kirrilly-thompson
Dr Andrew Clarke www.livinglegends.com.au
Target Audiences: Horse owners, horse property managers, NRM & Local Government Officers. Educators, lecturers, coaches, equine & racing students & LandCare leaders involved with typical peri-urban small horse keeping properties or commercial horse keeping enterprises.
Day 1: will feature all speakers. Day 2: Alayne Blickle
$110 per day including catering / $88 per day for Horse SA members
Monday night optional gourmet BBQ tea & 2.5 hr. drinks package avail. Guests of delegates welcome to BBQ. Includes tour of Living Legends property.
REGISTER HERE: http://www.trybooking.com/BCDX
Sponsorship and promotional opportunities are available: Enq. horsesa@horsesa.asn.au or hw@senet.com.au
Thank you to the following sponsors for assisting this important event to be put on:
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