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Pryde's EasiFeed® EasiFibre® 20 kg
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Pryde's EasiFibre is a cool feed in pellet form, formulated to add calories and protein to a horse's ration. Grain free and grain by product free with less than 10% starch and sugars, this feed is ideal for horses with laminitis, ulcers, those that experience hyperactivity or are prone to 'tying up'.
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SKU#: 119980
- Suitable for all horses, including those with laminitis or ulcers, or horses who experience hyperactivity or are prone to 'tying up'
- Can be used to replace grain in a horse's ration to provide calm energy
- Grain free and grain by product free with less than 10% starch and sugars
- With no added vitamins and minerals, EasiFibre can be added to any ration
- Suitable for replacing chaff in a horse's diet to increase calories and assist with weight gain
- Canola oil provides Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids for coat shine and skin health
- EasiFibre is not a complete feed so feed as part of a balanced ration
- Major nutrients: Digestible energy 12.2 MJ, crude protein (min) 19.2%, crude fibre (max) 33.6%, oil 5.7%, and salt 0.5%
Specifications
| Ingredients | Lupin hulls, lucerne leaf meal, lupins, canola oil and salt. |
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| Feeding rates | Oats 1 kg replace with up to 900 g EasiFibre. Corn 1 kg replace with up to 1 kg EasiFibre. Barley 1 kg replace with up to 900 g EasiFibre. Bran 1 kg replace with up to 750 g EasiFibre. Pollard 1 kg replace with up to 850 g EasiFibre. Millmix 1 kg replace with up to 800 g EasiFibre. Rice Bran 1 kg replace with up to 1.2 kg EasiFibre. Lucerne hay/chaff 1 kg replace with up to 700 g EasiFibre. Oaten chaff 1 kg replace with up to 600 g EasiFibre. Wheaten chaff 1 kg replace with up to 600 g EasiFibre. Oat hulls 1 kg replace with up to 400 g EasiFibre. Introduce into a horse’s ration gradually over two weeks. Feed in conjunction with ample forage (pasture, hay and/or chaff). Soak to form a mash. Always make clean, fresh water and salt available. Adjust the amount fed so it is appropriate for a horse’s body fatness, stage of training, workload, pregnancy, lactation or development or rate of growth, along with the quality and quantity of forage available. Divide feeds into two or more smaller meals if feeding more than 0.5 kg per 100 kg of bodyweight in ‘hard feed’ per day. |
| Recommended storage | Store in a cool dry place. |
| Suitable for | Horses. |
| Major nutrients | Digestible energy 12.2MJ, crude protein (min) 19.2%, crude fibre (max) 33.6%, oil 5.7%, and salt 0.5%. |
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