Two reasons would be:
1. Each individual pellet is balanced and compacted with a fiber binder, thus reducing the chance of less palatable nutrients sieving out of the concentrate mix.
2. Pellets are denser than sweet feed. Consequently, less total volume of pelleted concentrate will be required to meet nutrient requirements, permitting more space for forages in the horse's gastrointestinal tract.
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What are the advantages to feeding a pelleted concentrate mix over feeding a textured feed?
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