Posted: 28th January 2014 | Back to news feed
Ensuring your mare is provided with the best possible nutrition can have a huge impact on the growth and development of a newborn foal.
Newborn foals rely on their mother’s colostrum in the milk for nutrients for growth, as well as establishing a healthy immune system.
By ensuring the correct balance of nutrients for the mare you can maximise the quality of the colostrum in the milk which in turn supports optimum growth and vitality of the foal.
Adding live yeast cultures to hard feed has long been associated with increasing fibre digestion; however, the impact of live yeast has greater benefits for the pregnant mare and her newborn foal.
Higher milk yields (+5–15%) and nutrient content (more energy and protein) have been demonstrated in horses supplemented with live yeast and foals receiving milk from these supplemented mares tend to grow more quickly than those from unsupplemented dams.
Lifeforce Formula the supplement from Alltech, the experts in equine digestive health, is specially designed for breeding horses and leisure horses in moderate activity.
Alltech®, the title sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, France has developed the LIFEFORCE Range of all-natural daily digestive aid supplements. These products are designed to benefit horses at every stage of life, from breeding stock to pleasure and performance animals.
For further information please visit www.lifeforcehorse.co.uk or telephone 01780 764512
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