Dodson & Horrell Foal Creep Pellets 20kg

Dodson & Horrell Foal Creep Pellets are a complementary feedingstuff specifically for foals and weanlings

Information

Key amino acids to support growth and development
Nutritionally balanced for skeletal development
Milk powder
Digestive support - MOS and FOS (prebiotics) and ActiSaf yeast (probiotic), supporting a healthy hindgut environment, fibre fermentation and nutrient uptake
Appetising herbal blend for palatability

Feeding Guidelines

1 level Stubbs Scoop approximately contains: 1.8kg/4lbs

Feed as below in conjunction with free access to forage. Divide into at least 2-3 meals per day. For use with target species only. Do not exceed 1.3kg/100kg bodyweight per day in total. Fresh drinking water must be available at all times.

Feeding Rate: Foals and Weanlings: 0.9-1.3kg/100kg bodyweight

Nutritional Analysis

Protein = 18.0%

Lysine = 10g/kg

Methionine = 3g/kg

Oil = 4.0%

Fibre = 10.5%

Starch = 15.0%

Sugar = 6.5%

Ash = 8.2%

Energy = 12 MJDE/kg

Dodson & Horrell Foal Creep - Composition

Wheatfeed; Oatfeed; Distillers Dark Grains; Soya (bean) meal, feed (GM soya); Sunflower Seed Meal, Dehulled; Wheat; Dried Beet Pulp; Oats; Molasses; Calcium Carbonate; Skimmed Milk Powder; Rapeseed Oil; Sodium Chloride; Dicalcium Phosphate; Mint (0.1%); Fenugreek (0.1%); Fructo-oligosaccharides; Mannan Oligosaccharides.

Feeding Foals and Weanlings

Nursing Foals:

Foals can drink up to 25% of their body weight per day in milk.
With maiden mares or mares with low milk production, it is important to supplement the mare's milk production by giving the foal Equilac.
This will ensure that the foal is receiving all essential nutrients and is fully hydrated.
From 10 days old it is best to introduce creep feed to your foals diet - our Creep Pellets are ideal to support steady weight gain, provide ideal protein levels and they contain prebiotics to promote digestive function.
The nutritional value of mare's milk begins to decline when the foal is about 2 months old - feeding Creep Pellets will ensure that your foal is receiving all essential micronutrients during this time, such as calcium, phosphorus and copper.
Creep feeding will also provide nutritional support during the 'immunity gap', which occurs between 4 weeks and 4 months of age. This occurs during the changeover in immune protection. Whilst the foal's immune system is still developing, the protection provided by the antibodies supplied by the mare is declining.

Weanlings:

Weaning usually occurs at around 6 months of age.
During weaning, it is very important to monitor and support the foal's body condition.
Often there is a 'slump' in growth rates just after weaning followed by a period of compensatory growth. This may increase the risk of developmental orthopaedic disorders (DOD).
As weaning is stressful for the foal and they are likely to be mixing with other youngstock at this time it is important to provide support to the foal's digestive system - Dodson & Horrell Foal Creep Pellets contain prebiotic MOS and FOS as well as probiotic live yeast to help promote a healthy digestive tract.
Feeding creep feed alongside good quality hay and turnout should provide the weanling with all their nutritional requirements.
Weanlings should be turned out in a field with a minimal worm infestation.