@article {3672,
	title = {The management of Standardbred breeding stock on commercial properties},
	journal = {New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production},
	volume = {80},
	year = {2020},
	month = {09/2020},
	pages = {84-89},
	address = {Online},
	abstract = {This paper describes the on-farm pasture management of Standardbred broodmares on commercial breeding farms in New Zealand
using data collected from three studies. The pasture on offer was typically ryegrass (70\% (IQR 50-70), clover (15\% (IQR 15-22),
and fescue (12\% IQR 6-22). Other species present included cocksfoot and plantain (10\% on one farm). Weed content was low at
5\% (IQR 4-8). During winter, on two farms mares were break-fed on crops of kale, standing oats and Italian ryegrass. Through the
year there was limited variation in the nutritive composition of the pasture with a DM of 17{\textpm}0.3\%, ME of 11{\textpm}0.1 MJ/kg DM and
crude protein of 23{\textpm}0.5\%. Horses were managed using a semi-set-stocked pattern (1.7 mares/ha; 2.6 weanlings/ha). Pasture DM
on offer for mares ranged from 1700-2500 kg DM/ha and 2500-3000 kg DM/ha for weanlings, which were also offered ~1.5 kg/
day (as fed) of pre-mixed concentrates. To manage pasture quality and minimise the establishment of lawns and roughs, paddocks
on all farms were harrowed and cross-grazed with sheep or cattle. The management system described, while similar to that of
Thoroughbreds, differs with the offering of crops to mares during winter and a higher BCS of mares.

Keywords: horse; pasture; Standardbred; management; mare},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Rogers CW and Herbst A and Langhans K and Stone R and Hirst R and Gee EK and Back PJ}
}
