- For late lactating brood mares feed up to 19% of the total diet.
- For show, working or early lactation mares feed up to 17% of the total diet.
- For show, working or early lactation mares feed up to 17% of the total diet.
Some of the benefits of feeding alfalfa pellets to horses include:
- High Quality Protein The weanling foal and lactating mare both have particularly high protein requirements and alfalfa is a healthy way to meet this need.
- Rich in Available Minerals Necessary for proper health of all horses, particularly important for the gestating mare.
- Alfalfa grown in Eastern Saskatchewan is rich in available minerals such as copper and selenium due to the high volumes of minerals in our soil.
- The mare's selenium requirement must be met in order to prevent White Muscle Disease in her foal.
- Cribbing is believed to be partly attributed to mineral deficiencies. Alfalfa can help meet these mineral requirements and therefore decrease the incidence of cribbing.
- Vitamin A Dehydrated alfalfa contains high levels of Beta carotene which is a precursor to vitamin A.
- Research has linked vitamin A to improved fertility in horses.
- Reduced Respiratory Problems Our pellets are extremely durable and have low levels of fines present.
- As a result there are reduced levels of dust.
- This makes it an ideal feedstuff for horses with respiratory ailments.
- As well, the dehydration process kills any weed and mould particles that are commonly found in hay, again decreasing the risk of respiratory upset.
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Nutrient Dense Allows the horse to get all the required nutrients while not being limited by gut capacity.
- This is of particular importance for gestating mares, show horses, endurance horses and race horses.
- Reduced Feed Wastage Due to alfalfa's extreme palatability horses will consume more and you will have less feed wastage compared to long hay.
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