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Vicoy
21 Apr 2011 09:07
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I have been feeding haylege for the first time this winter so have no experience of the product. Overall I have been really pleased with it however about 1 bale in 10 has areas (up to 1/4) of slimy, white surface mould. It smells slightly acidic and a bit like mushrooms. I have been discarding these. A friend of a friend has now told her that we have been wasting the haylege and these areas of mould are perfectly OK to feed. What do you think?
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Horse Hero Guru
21 Apr 2011 21:07
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Hi Vicoy
A little white mould in haylage will not cause undue harm. In fact, if the mould looks like small, creamy round blobs it is most likely to be yeast, which many people feed to horses as probiotics.
However if you come across a bale with balck or pink mould or if it smells of ammonia then do not feed any of the bale at all – it is dangerous.
Once you open a bale of haylage you should feed it as soon as possible as exposure to air encourages the rapid growth of all sorts of moulds.
The easiest thing to do if you find a mould bale is to do a swap with a local cattle farmer!
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