Researchers provided the horses with approximately 4 kg (just shy of 9 lbs) of two different hays--teff and either alfalfa or timothy--in separate hay nets for one hour.

Horses consumed wheat and teff hay at a lower rate than alfalfa, but more than oat hay; and Chemical composition of the four hays did not serve as a predictor of voluntary intake in this study.

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Fleming said he plans to sell the teff hay to horse owners. If it works out, he might plant teff regularly.

He noted that the majority of the teff acreage in Washington state, Oregon and in the Eastern U.S. is grown for livestock forage. "Horses in particular seem to prefer it to other grass hay," he said.

Hay production has become a viable option for property owners in Brazoria County looking for ways to make their land more useful, while paying less in property taxes.

With all of the concern about forage during dry weather, many local land owners have been asking about the viability of teff in southwest Missouri.

Dexter says once its seeds are harvested, teff hay is an attractive feed for horse owners who want to reduce sugars in their animals' diets. "The horses love the teff hay.