Critical care in the U.S. accounts for 20 percent of all health care costs, and 1 percent of the gross national domestic product, the researchers wrote.
Horses can and do eat leaves. Mine like the poplar leaves, but like many other foods, some, like the red maple, and stone fruit tree leaves, like cherry and apricot, are toxic. Thanks! Yes, apple seeds do contain small amounts of a toxic chemical; however, the greater threat for horses that eat apple cores is choking.
In the Middle East, where date palms abound, pitted dates are sometimes smushed together into a ball and fed as a treat. Most fruits, in fact, are safe for horses to eat as long as the pits or stones are removed. In some countries, horses consume citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruits, rind and all.