I cannot provide a direct answer to your question with the information from the search results, as the relationship between diet and insulin resistance in horses is not addressed in the provided articles. The search results do, however, contain information about types of feed for animals.
Animal feeds are classified into two basic types:
- Concentrates, which are high in energy value and include fat, cereal grains and their by-products, high-protein oil meals or cakes, and by-products from processing of sugar beets, sugarcane, animals, and fish.
- Roughages, which include pasture grasses, hays, silage, root crops, straw, and stover (cornstalks).
Hay is made by drying grasses or legumes when they are nearly at the stage of maximum plant growth but before the seed develops. This ensures maximum yields of digestible protein and carbohydrates per unit of land area. The moisture content is reduced to below 18 percent to prevent molding during storage. Legume hays, like alfalfa and clovers, have high protein levels, while grasses are lower in protein and vary based on their maturity and nitrogen fertilization.
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