TREATMENT OF THE FOAL 15 



6. 3. I. A bulletin on this subject issued by Purdue 

 University says : 



Bran is an excellent feed and contains material for bone and 

 muscle. A mixture of oats sixty per cent, corn thirty per cent, 

 and bran ten per cent, makes a ration that will enable any colt 

 to grow rapidly. A handful of oil meal may be added with 

 profit. 



Milk is not so good a food for colts as grain, but a 

 diet of hay and milk is far better than a diet of hay 

 alone. Bran should be fed liberally when milk is 

 given. Hay for the foal should be fine hay or rowan. 

 His teeth are not big enough to chew coarse hay 

 properly. 



