Animal Feed

Psyllium remains; after deriving psyllium husk, kha kha powder is used as animal feed.

What is the use of animal feed?

  • Psyllium is used for animal feed.
  • Psyllium is used for veterinary practices because psyllium seed husk contains 80 percent water-soluble fiber; it can capture and move sand through a horse’s digestive system.
  • Psyllium is also used as horse feed; even foals feed without any harmful side effects.
  • Psyllium prevents sand accumulation in animals, mainly in sandy regions.

What are the precautions to be taken while feeding animal feed to horses?

To prevent choking when feeding psyllium, a horse should have unlimited access to water, and horses that bolt their grain should be slowed down with large rocks in their feeders.