Ulcers in horses
Ulcers are painful for the horse, can impact on their handlers or riders as they react to that pain, and may even reflect our failing to provide a calm and healthy environment.
Premium lucerne chop, naturally high in calcium & protein to support muscles & bones.
- Superior high fibre
- Encourages chewing
- Nutrient rich chop
Suitable For
- All levels of work and rest
- Improving stamina
- Stallions & broodmares
- Young, growing horses
- Feeding dampened
p
15 - 20
f
25 - 35
s
<7
t
<5
m
Feeding Instructions
As with any new feed, introduce gradually over a week.
GreenGold should be fed dampened. Feed according to requirements and condition.
Use up to 1kg a day per 100kg bodyweight, i.e. 5kg (dry weight) per day for a 500kg horse.
A level Stubbs bowl scoop = 0.360kg (360g) (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) % | 2 - 4 | % | |
| Crude Ash % | 6 - 9 | % | |
| Crude Protein % | 15 - 20 | % | |
| Crude Fibre % | 25 - 35 | % | |
| Sugar % | <7 | % | |
| Starch % | <5 | % | |
| Digestible Energy | Medium | 9 - 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 % | 1.17 |
| Phosphorus % | 0.26 |
| Sodium % | 0.04 |
| Potassium % | 2.92 |
| Magnesium % | 0.19 |
| Chloride % | 0.37 |
| Sulphur % | 0.33 |
Minor Minerals
| Copper mg/kg | 8 |
| Manganese mg/kg | 14 |
| Zinc mg/kg | 24 |
| Iron mg/kg | 116 |
| Selenium mg/kg | <0.1 |
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