MicroSteedTM takes the guesswork out of choosing the appropriate Barastoc feed and intake rate for your horse.
Developed by Kentucky Equine Research (KER), MicroSteed simplifies the evaluation of equine diets. The program uses an exact description of the horse to determine its nutrient requirements, and then allows the user to compare the horse’s requirements to the current feeding program. Its specially designed graphs and tables allow easy visual determination of how each ration component contributes to the diet and to the horse’s requirement for each nutrient.
MicroSteed can be used for horses of any age to ensure their nutritional needs for growth, performance, maintenance, and reproduction are met. Rich features allow the user to record weights, comments, and photos for each horse.
Once a horse’s description is entered to create its unique record, the user selects the different feedstuffs in the ration from a menu of forages, grains, feeds, and supplements, and then enters the daily intake of each. MicroSteed compares the recommended daily nutrient intake to the actual intake of nutrients in the horse’s diet and displays this data in tabular and graphical formats.
In order to provide horse managers with an easy-to-use, accessible method to obtain the best nutritional options for their horses, KER has taken MicroSteed online. The web based MicroSteed Ration Wizard allows users to describe their horse and its management, and the wizard then provides appropriate feed choices from the chosen producer. Finally, a suggested ration is provided. The MicroSteed Ration Wizard takes the guesswork out of choosing the appropriate feed and intake rate for your horse. Additionally, users can request help with their ration and interact with equine feed specialists or KER staff and obtain a more customized ration when needed.
