We are new to the horse ownership thing and getting low on alfalfa hay (we live in Kansas) and I found some for sale but it is brome, is this safe to feed our horse he is a 24yr. old gelding and at this time we are trying to fill him out, he was given to us and the previous owners just put him out in the pasture and so he was quite skinny, we are trying to fill him out slowly and are feeding him twice a day with 4 lbs. of Purina equine senior and alfalfa hay. So he is averaging at least 20 lbs. of feed a day, and actually probably a little more hay.

I want to know if it would be safe to give him brome…and I am assuming that it should be introduced into his diet gradually over a couple of weeks?

Does anyone know what the difference is in brome and alfalfa hay is? I know it probably has to do a lot with nutrional value.

Here is a comparative chart that should help to answer your questions:

http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/9/3/363.pdf

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