Feeds should also be of a more laxative

Feeds should also be of a more laxative

Feeds should also be of a more laxative

Feeds should also be of a more laxative nature when the horse is to stand for several days.

Musty or moldy feeds. Above all things, avoid feeding musty or moldy feeds. They are very frequent causes of disease of different kinds. Lung trouble, such as bronchitis and "heaves," often follows their use. The digestive organs always suffer from moldy or musty feeds. Musty hay is generally considered to produce disorder of the kidneys, and all know of the danger from feeding pregnant animals upon ergotized grasses or grains. It has often been said to produce that peculiar disease known variously as cerebrospinal meningitis, putrid sore throat, or choking distemper.