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Potassium Content of
Common Horse Feeds
Note: Potassium content
varies in all feedstuffs. These numbers are Guidelines Only.
High Potassium Feeds
Potassium g Potassium
(%)* per Ib of feed
Electrolyte supplements
about 30
136
Sugar beet and cane molasses 6
27
Some kelp supplements
>4
>18
Alfalfa hay (90% DM)
1.4-2.4
6.4-10.9
Soybean meal
2
9.1
Reed canarygrass
2.6
11.8
Orchardgrass
2.4-2.6
10.9-11.8
Medium Potassium Feeds
Potassium g Potassium
(%)* per Ib of feed
Clover hay (90% DM)
1.6-1.9
7.3-8.2
Fescue hay
1.7-2.1
7.7-9.5
Rice bran
1.8
8.1
Timothy
1.4-2.1
6.4-9.5
Brome
1.7
7.7
Coastal bermudagrass
1.2-1.9
5.5-8.2
Kentucky bluegrass
1.4
6.4
Oat hay
1.4
6.4
Low Potassium Feeds
Potassium g Potassium
(%)* per Ib of feed
Pure fats and oils
0
0
Beet pulp
0.2-0.3
0.9-1.4
Corn
0.3
1.4
Oats
0.4
1.8
Barley
0.5
2.3
Pasture grass (23% DM)
0.3-0.8
1.4-3.6
Wheat
0.4
1.8
Wheat midds
1.0
4.5
Wheat bran
1.2
5.45
Soybean hulls
1.2
5.45
ADM Alliance
Nutrition Products (as fed)**
Potassium g Potassium
(%) per Ib of feed
GROSTRONG® Minerals
granular
0.16 0.7
Blocks
0.26 1.2
StaySTRONG Metabolic Minerals 0.85
3.8
NATURAL GLO®*
1.8 8.2
NATURAL GLO®* Nuggets 1.8 8.2
MOORGLO®
1.36
6.2
SENIORGLO®
1.0 4.5
POWERGLO®
1.0 4.5
ShowBoost®
1.44 6.5
GROSTRONG Ultra-Fiber 1.1 5.0
GROSTRONG Mintrate®
1.3 5.9
Patriot Feed Easy 12%
1.1
5.0
Patriot Feed Easy 14%
1.25
5.7
GROSTRONG Alfalfa Cubes 1.9 8.6
FORAGE FIRST Hay Cubes 1.5 6.8
*Values from NRC, 1989
**Values from analysis
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