I’m having a problem figuring out how to determine the amount of food 1000lbs horse should get based on the following recommendations. (1000lbs is used just as an easy number to work with.)
Brand 1: Feed ½ to 1½ kg per 100 kg percent body weight along with good quality hay.
Brand 2:
I can’t even figure out what it means…
I think it means feed 0.5kg per 100kg so for 1000kg you would feed 500kg. Converting kg to pounds you’d feed roughly .25 per 100 pounds for minimum.
Or I’m confused by the recommended feeding being in Kg and the hypothetical weight in pounds 
. I still haven’t caught on.
A 1000lb horse = 454 kg horse.
What they are saying for both feeds is that you should feed a minimum of 0.5kg of feed for every 100kg of body weight.
454 kg/100kg = 4.54 times that 100 goes into 454
So you take 0.5 x 4.54 = 2.27 kg of feed per day for a 454 kg (1000 lb horse).
2.27 kg = 5 lbs of feed a day at minimum for both brand 1 and brand 2.
The Purina Superior has a higher feed rate. Without more info I don’t know if that’s pertinent to you. You do the math the same way, just use 0.75 x 4.54.
The math just flies over my head…
Great thank you! This helps a lot.
Clearly the math flew over mine as well!
1kg = 2.2lb
To convert from kg to lb, multiply by 2.2
To convert from lb to kg, divide by 2.2
500kg = 1100lb
.5kg per 100kg is then 1.1lb per 220lb
To convert all this to pounds, take your horse’s weight and divide by 220, then multiply that by 1.1 to get the total pounds to feed.
For a 1250lb horse, that’s 1250/220=5.68, x 1.1 = 6.25lb of feed
The 2.2 conversion number is really important to memorize for your (general) knowledge so you have more educated info on what you’re feeding, as it makes pretty much all of this easier.
Even in the US, trace minerals are required to be listed in ppm, which is mg/kg. To find out how many mg of,say, copper, you’re feeding in the 6lb of feed, you have to convert ppm to mg/lb OR convert your 6lb of feed to kg of feed.
I find it easiest to divide ppm by 2.2 to get mg/lb, then obviously multiply by the pounds you’re feeding, or divide into ounces of that’s the amount fed
Thank you!! Much appreciated!
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