New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 8 - HUMANE TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK
Subchapter 3 - STANDARDS FOR HORSES
Section 2:8-3.2 - Feeding
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:8-3.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each horse shall be assessed individually for purposes of determining compliance with the standards for feeding set forth in this section. Compliance with these standards shall not be determined by averaging the treatment or condition in a herd or group of horses.
1. Each horse must have daily access to sufficient
and nutritious feed to allow for growth and maintenance of an adequate body
condition, as determined pursuant to the criteria in (a)2 and 3 below.
2. Body condition can be measured using one of the
following methods:
i. By direct measurement using
a weight scale, when available, or by indirect measurement using a weight tape, when
available; or
ii. The NJDA adopts and
incorporates by reference the BCS method (hereinafter referred to as BCS-horse)
described in the Carroll C.L., and Huntington P.J., Body Condition Scoring and
Weight Estimation of Horses, Equine Veterinary Journal (1988) 20(1), (41-45) as
amended and supplemented.
3.
A copy of the document is on file in the Director's Office, Division of Animal
Health, NJDA, Health and Agriculture Building, John Fitch Plaza, Trenton, New Jersey
08625. Copies of this document may be procured by contacting the Equine Veterinary
Journal Ltd., 351 Exning Road, New Market, Suffolk, CB8 OAU, UK. Phone: +44 (0) 1638
666 160; Fax: +44 (0) 1638 668 665; Bookshop Direct Line Phone: +44 (0) 1638 663
853.
4. Each horse must have a BCS of at
least a level 2.0 using the BCS-horse provided, however, a score lower than a 2.0
may be permitted for a reasonable period of time if stage or level of production,
physiologic conditions, or other factors result in such an appearance, during which
time the horse's management is being altered to improve the condition.
i. For purposes of (a)2ii above, a "reasonable
period of time" refers to the amount of time it would be expected to take to restore
an animal to an acceptable body condition, using diligent efforts to do
so.
ii. A score of 1.0 is permitted at
market.
5. If pasture alone
does not provide sufficient nutrients to adequately maintain the BCS-horse,
supplemental feeds must be provided in sufficient amounts to maintain the minimum
acceptable BCS.
6. Horses unable to
maintain a BCS-horse which meets the minimum score set forth in (a)2 and 3 above due
to group feeding practices, must be fed in such a manner that allows the horse to
maintain an acceptable BCS.
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