Equifibre Meadow Pro is comprised of 100% natural high-quality permanent pasture blend including ryegrass and clover, ensiled under optimum conditions.
Recommended Feeding levels for Equifibre Meadow Pro:
• Ponies: 1kg – 3kg / day
• Horses in Moderate Work: 3kg – 5kg / day
• Spelling/Maintenance : 2kg – 4kg / day
• Horses under High Workload : 4kg – 6kg / day
• Weanlings/Yearlings : 2kg-4kg / day
Energy levels:
• Equifibre Meadow Pro is described as a ‘cool energy’ fibre supplement.
• Calories (Megajoules, MJ) are a unit measure for energy.
• Equifibre Meadow Pro is a low-calorie feed and therefore it is described as a ‘low-energy’ or ‘Cool energy’ fibre supplement.
• ‘As Fed’ ,Equifibre Meadow Pro will provide 4MJ/kg. This compares to Barley at 13 MJ/kg, Linseed Meal at 11MJ/kg or Copra at 12MJ/kg.
Is Equifibre Meadow Pro suitable for laminitic horses and horses prone to other metabolic conditions?
• So much around the issues of horses with metabolic issues and those which are predisposed to Laminitis are management related and excess feeding of any feedstuff can pose a risk to the horse.
• Equifibre Meadow Pro has a Starch level of <1.2% (Dry Matter) . This would equate to less than 5g of Starch per kg of Equifibre Meadow Pro ‘As Fed’.
• Horses prone to Laminitis should have ideally no more than 1g of starch per kg bodyweight per meal.
• Based on a 500kg horse, this would be no more than 500grams of starch per meal.
• If you feed 2kg – 4kg of Equifibre Meadow Pro per day, the horse would only be getting 10gms – 20gms of starch – well below the highest recommended levels of starch for laminitic horses.
• The Soluble Sugar level in Equifibre Meadow Pro is less than 2% ‘As Fed’ which would work out at 20 grams per kg of product being fed. This is indicated by Technical data obtained from Hills Laboratories as a ‘low level’ of soluble sugar.
Recommended Feeding levels for Equifibre Meadow Pro:
• Ponies: 1kg – 3kg / day
• Horses in Moderate Work: 3kg – 5kg / day
• Spelling/Maintenance : 2kg – 4kg / day
• Horses under High Workload : 4kg – 6kg / day
• Weanlings/Yearlings : 2kg-4kg / day
Energy levels:
• Equifibre Meadow Pro is described as a ‘cool energy’ fibre supplement.
• Calories (Megajoules, MJ) are a unit measure for energy.
• Equifibre Meadow Pro is a low-calorie feed and therefore it is described as a ‘low-energy’ or ‘Cool energy’ fibre supplement.
• ‘As Fed’ ,Equifibre Meadow Pro will provide 4MJ/kg. This compares to Barley at 13 MJ/kg, Linseed Meal at 11MJ/kg or Copra at 12MJ/kg.
Is Equifibre Meadow Pro suitable for laminitic horses and horses prone to other metabolic conditions?
• So much around the issues of horses with metabolic issues and those which are predisposed to Laminitis are management related and excess feeding of any feedstuff can pose a risk to the horse.
• Equifibre Meadow Pro has a Starch level of <1.2% (Dry Matter) . This would equate to less than 5g of Starch per kg of Equifibre Meadow Pro ‘As Fed’.
• Horses prone to Laminitis should have ideally no more than 1g of starch per kg bodyweight per meal.
• Based on a 500kg horse, this would be no more than 500grams of starch per meal.
• If you feed 2kg – 4kg of Equifibre Meadow Pro per day, the horse would only be getting 10gms – 20gms of starch – well below the highest recommended levels of starch for laminitic horses.
• The Soluble Sugar level in Equifibre Meadow Pro is less than 2% ‘As Fed’ which would work out at 20 grams per kg of product being fed. This is indicated by Technical data obtained from Hills Laboratories as a ‘low level’ of soluble sugar.