Understanding: Laminitis
Despite being well into the summer months, laminitis cases are still high and we have been speaking to a number of concerned owners who are experiencing laminitis for the first time.
Our highest fibre, low sugar lucerne in 6mm cubes, perfect for those needing a low calorie feed.
- Exceptionally high fibre
- Natural vitamins & minerals
- Free from straw
Suitable For
- Natives & good doers
- Metabolic issues
- Box rest
- Dentally challenged when soaked
p
9 - 12
f
28 - 38
s
<5
t
<4
l
Feeding Instructions
As with any new feed, introduce gradually over a week.
Lucie Fibre Cubes are ideally fed soaked.
Alternatively, mix with soaked PuraBeet or a Simple System chop
and dampen well.
For foals, greedy, elderly or dentally challenged horses,
Lucie Fibre Cubes should be soaked.
Use 2-2.5 times their volume of water.
Feed according to requirement & condition.
Start with 100g per 100kg of bodyweight per day, increase as required up to a maximum of 5kg per day. For example, for a 500kg horse start with 500g per day (dry weight, before soaking) and increase as required.
A level Stubbs bowl scoop = 1.5kg (dry weight) approximately
Composition
Dried lucerne
Nutrients
All products are natural and seasonal variations can occur, the packaging of each product will detail the typical analysis which is relevant to the batch/cut within the bag. Below are this product’s specification ranges to give an indication of the seasonal variations that can occur for this product.
Specification Ranges
| Crude Fat (Oil) % | 1 - 3 | % | |
| Crude Ash % | 8 - 10 | % | |
| Crude Protein % | 9 - 12 | % | |
| Crude Fibre % | 28 - 38 | % | |
| Sugar % | <5 | % | |
| Starch % | <4 | % | |
| Digestible Energy | Low | 8 - 10 | MJ/kg |
Vitamins & Minerals
We do not add vitamins as the forages themselves have them naturally occurring, often in their precursor form, so the packaging of each forage product details average vitamin & mineral figures produced by the British Association of Green Crop Driers to give an indication of the levels found within Lucerne or Grass. However, Simple System undertakes mineral analysis every two years or when/if the source of the product is changed. Below are the most up to date figures specific to this product.
Major Minerals
| Calcium % | 1.77 |
| Phosphorus % | 0.17 |
| Sodium % | 0.03 |
| Potassium % | 1.41 |
| Magnesium % | 0.13 |
| Chloride % | 0.27 |
| Sulphur % | 0.19 |
Minor Minerals
| Copper mg/kg | 3 |
| Manganese mg/kg | 31 |
| Zinc mg/kg | 15 |
| Iron mg/kg | 185 |
| Selenium mg/kg | 0.09 |
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