Indeterminate nodules are the only type found in Caesalpiniodeae and Mimosoideae and the most common type in Papilionoideae (Sprent, 2001; p. 32). As a result of the variety of ways the plant is infected by rhizobia, there are different types of nodules.
Minerals are inorganic nutrients that are needed in relatively small quantities by the horse. The essential major minerals are calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, chloride, potassium and sulfur. The essential trace minerals needed are iron, zinc, copper, selenium, manganese, iodine, and cobalt.
Once fresh grass is cut, dried, and stored to make hay, it loses virtually all of its vitamin E content, making supplementation a necessity. Adding a commercially fortified feed will offer some vitamin E to your horseâs diet --the average feed contains 150 IU or less per pound.