Senior Feed Balancer includes the scientifically recommended rate of glucosamine in a daily quantity of feed to help maintain mobility. This rate is 10 grams of glucosamine/500kg horse/day.
Senior Feed Balancer provides the levels of micro-nutrients and digestive aids normally only found in high quality specialised supplements.
The product also helps to maintain muscle development, topline and condition, these often start to decline as horses age.
Senior Feed Balancer is ideal for elderly horses unable to eat optimum levels of forage. The product is also beneficial for elderly horses suffering from stress when routine changes for any reason.
Features :
- Good quality protein to help promote topline and condition.
- Optimum levels of all the micro-nutrients needed to balance feed and improve its utilisation.
- Constructive levels of amino acids, complex carbohydrates, anti-oxidants, glucosamine and MSM to help maintain healthy joints.
- A highly available source of vitamin C to help maintain healthy lung tissues.
- Powerful levels of vitamin E and selenium to act as anti-oxidants (neutralising the harmful presence of excess free-radicals which may speed the ageing process) together with high quality protein, optimise muscle development and function.
- Two advanced yeast products to help fibre digestion and maintain a healthy immune system.
- Scientifically proven levels of biotin, plus associated nutrients, to greatly improve hoof quality.
- Generous levels of B vitamins to compensate for decreased production in the hindgut when fibre intake is limited.
- Organic chelated minerals for improved availability.
- Effective levels of protein, vitamins, minerals and trace elements to maintain strong bone.
- Many factors to help calm responsive horses.
- Senior Feed Balancer is formulated without cereal grains and provides only low levels of sugar and starch.
- Oil %5.50
- Protein %25.0
- Fibre %8.5
- DE MJ/kg12.5
- Starch %8.5
- Calcium %2.4
- Magnesium %0.6
- Vitamin E IU/kg1,500
- Biotin mg/kg30.0
Typical feed regime for a 16.1hh elderly thoroughbred horse:
Grazing plus ad-lib good quality hay or haylage (if can chew effectively)
Plus two feeds per day – each containing:
250g TopSpec Senior Feed Balancer (combines a joint supplement with a feed balancer designed for elderly horses)
300g TopChop Grass or 300g TopChop Alfalfa (both ‘Non-Heating’ and unmolassed)