Posted: 2nd August 2019 | Back to news feed
Whatever the time of year, the number one factor in keeping your horse’s digestive system healthy is ensuring there is sufficient fibre in the diet.
Fibre should be the starting point of every horse’s diet regardless of its workload or the discipline in which they compete.
This can be from hay or haylage during the winter months or from grazing in the field during the summer.
The hind gut is made up of the caecum, large intestine and colon, and the caecum is basically a fermentation vat where the bulk of digestion takes place, thanks to fibre- digesting bacteria. Insufficient fibre in the diet can lead to the disruption of normal hindgut function.
Adding live strains of yeast to the diet can help to stimulate fibre digestion, as well as stabilise the hindgut environment and microbial ecosystem.
This results in an increase in feed efficiency, i.e. what the animal can get out of its feed, and this increase represents more energy available for growth, work and reproduction.
Lifeforce Formula from Alltech is specially designed for breeding horses and horses in moderate activity by supporting their immune function.
Additionally the supplement helps support the reproductive system of mares and stallions, while supporting fermentation of feeds and forages in the caecum, enabling your horse to extract the maximum nutrients from all feed sources.
A 5kg tub of Lifeforce Formula retails at £90, for a three month supply.
For further information please visit www.lifeforcehorse.co.uk or telephone 01780 764512.
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