F\u00f3\u00f0run hesta \u00e1 h\u00fasi er vandaverk og skiptir miklu m\u00e1li fyrir hestinn. Svo vir\u00f0ist sem flestir sem halda hesta fari meira eftir tilfinningu vi\u00f0 f\u00f3\u00f0run hrossa sinna en beinh\u00f6r\u00f0um v\u00edsindalegum ranns\u00f3knum.<\/p>\n
\u00cd BS-ritger\u00f0 Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar Birnu Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttur fr\u00e1 Landb\u00fana\u00f0arh\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1 Hvanneyri \u00e1ri\u00f0 2015, F\u00f3\u00f0run hesta \u00e1 h\u00fasi yfir vetrart\u00edmann<\/em>, kemur me\u00f0al annars fram a\u00f0 f\u00f3\u00f0run hrossa s\u00e9 almennt ekki bygg\u00f0 \u00e1 heyefnagreiningu. \u00cd ranns\u00f3kninni var spurningarlisti lag\u00f0ur fyrir hestamenn \u00ed fj\u00f3rum hesth\u00fasahverfum \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu. A\u00f0eins um 5,6% \u00feeirra sem voru \u00ed \u00fartakinu l\u00e9tu efnagreina heyi\u00f0 sem \u00feeir g\u00e1fu hrossum s\u00ednum og innan vi\u00f0 helmingur a\u00f0spur\u00f0ra vigtu\u00f0u heyi\u00f0 ofan \u00ed hrossin s\u00edn. \u00dat fr\u00e1 \u00feeim g\u00f6gnum sem fengust vi\u00f0 \u00feessa ranns\u00f3kn kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 hestamenn \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu byggja almennt ekki f\u00f3\u00f0run \u00e1 reiknu\u00f0um f\u00f3\u00f0ur\u00fe\u00f6rfum e\u00f0a h\u00f6f\u00f0u l\u00e1ti\u00f0 efnagreina heyi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n Svipu\u00f0 ranns\u00f3kn var ger\u00f0 af P\u00e9tri Halld\u00f3rssyni \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000. \u00de\u00e1 var hlutfall \u00feeirra sem l\u00e9tu efnagreina heyi\u00f0 svipa\u00f0. Bj\u00f3st Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e1standi\u00f0 hef\u00f0i batna\u00f0 mun meira \u00e1 \u00feessum 15 \u00e1rum, en s\u00fa var ekki raunin.<\/p>\n \u00c1hugavert var a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a hvernig hestamenn m\u00e1tu hey\u00fearfir hestanna \u00ed sinni umsj\u00f3n. Spurt var um \u00fe\u00e6r a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir sem nota\u00f0ar v\u00e6ru \u00feegar heymagn v\u00e6ri \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 og kom \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00f6fundi \u00e1 \u00f3vart hversu margir s\u00f6g\u00f0ust vigta ofan \u00ed hesta s\u00edna, e\u00f0a 47,2% og var \u00fea\u00f0 algengast, 38,9% s\u00f6g\u00f0ust meta gr\u00f3ff\u00f3\u00f0urmagn sj\u00f3nr\u00e6nt og 13,9% s\u00f6g\u00f0ust giska \u00e1 magni\u00f0. Bj\u00f3st h\u00f6fundur ekki vi\u00f0 svona h\u00e1rri pr\u00f3sentu af \u00feeim sem vigtu\u00f0u ofan \u00ed hesta s\u00edna. \u00deetta mat h\u00fan sem \u00fer\u00f3un \u00ed r\u00e9tta \u00e1tt en n\u00e6sta skref v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 auka \u00e1herslu \u00e1 efnagreiningu heysins. \u00de\u00e1 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 reikna \u00fat magni\u00f0 sem hver hestur \u00fearf af gr\u00f3ff\u00f3\u00f0ri.<\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur segir a\u00f0 hvetja \u00feurfi hestamenn til a\u00f0 n\u00fdta s\u00e9r heyefnagreiningu og kynna hana betur fyrir \u00feeim, annars s\u00e9 h\u00e6tta \u00e1 vanf\u00f3\u00f0run e\u00f0a off\u00f3\u00f0run. Jafnframt a\u00f0 heysalar l\u00e1ti efnagreina heyin hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r og l\u00e1ti \u00fe\u00e6r uppl\u00fdsingar fylgja me\u00f0 heyinu sem keypt er.<\/p>\n Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur um \u00feekkingu \u00e1 l\u00fdsi og notkun saltsteina komu einnig frekar illa \u00fat \u00ed ranns\u00f3kninni. Sigr\u00fan segir a\u00f0 hestar \u00ed \u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00e6ttu alltaf a\u00f0 hafa a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 saltsteini til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda salt\u00fe\u00f6rf l\u00edkamans. Salt fer \u00far l\u00edkamanum me\u00f0al annars \u00ed formi svita.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ritger\u00f0 Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar Birnu Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttur<\/a><\/p>\nT\u00e6pur helmingur vigtar hey ofan \u00ed hestana<\/h3>\n
Hvetja \u00fearf hestamenn til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta efnagreina hestahey<\/h3>\n