Nutrena SafeChoice® Mare & Foal Horse Feed, 50 lb. Bag

SafeChoice® Mare & Foal helps ensure your new addition gets off to a strong start, and is designed with those key first years in mind.

 

Product Features:

 

• A controlled starch pelleted formula for pregnant or lactating mares, weanlings, and yearlings
• Balanced Calcium, Phosphorus, Copper, and Zinc help support healthy bone growth
• Makes weaning transitions easier for mares and foals
• Includes Topline Balance, Nutrena’s unique approach to topline health
• Organic trace minerals support optimal structural development and immune function
• Multiuse formula is ideal for growing horses through the second year of life and for pregnant or lactating mares
• Highly palatable to encourage consumption by foals and smooth the transition during weaning
• Contains calorie-rich fats from vegetable oil and guaranteed amino acid levels to support muscle development and maintenance. Plus added prebiotics and probiotics to aid in nutrient digestion
• Guaranteed maximums of starch and sugar levels on the tag help take the worry out of feeding and are ideal for horses prone to metabolic issues. Controlled starch diets for these horses are a well-accepted feeding practice. 
• Specifically formulated with the right proteins, vitamins, and minerals to support pregnancy, lactation, growth, and development

 

Ingredients:

Wheat Middlings, Rice Bran, Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Soybean Hulls, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Rice Hulls, Cane Molasses, Calcium Carbonate, Soybean Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavors Added, Salt, Cooked Corn Flour, Wheat Red Dog, L-Lysine, DL- Methionine, LThreonine, Propionic Acid (a preservative), Iron Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Yeast Culture, Potassium Chloride, Zinc Oxide, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Manganous Oxide, Selenium Yeast, Zinc Methionine Complex, Manganese Methionine Complex, Copper Lysine Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Biotin, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Oxide, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

 

Guaranteed Analysis:

Crude Protein (Min)	16.0%
Lysine (Min.)	0.95%
Methionine (Min.)	0.40%
Threonine (Min.)	0.60%
Crude Fat (Min)	7.0%
Crude Fiber (Max.)	15.0%
ADF (Max.)	15.0%
NDF (Max.)	33.0%
Dietary Starch (Max.)	17.0%
Sugar (Max.)	5.0%
Calcium (Min.)	0.90%
Phosphorus (Min.)	0.70%
Copper (Min.)	60 ppm
Selenium (Min.)	180 ppm
Zinc (Min.)	180 ppm
Vitamin A (Min.)	5,000 IU/lb
Vitamin D (Min.)	500 IU/lb
Vitamin E (Min.)	150 IU/lb
Biotin (Min.)	0.45 mg/lb
Lactobacillus acidophilus (Min.)	5.1 Mil CFU/lb.
Lactobacillus casei (Min.)	5.1 Mil CFU/lb.
Bifidobacterium thermophilum (Min.)	5.1 Mil CFU/lb.
Enterococcus Faecium (Min.)	5.1 Mil CFU/lb.

 

Feeding Instructions:

 

Life Stage	Activity Level	Lbs. Feed per 100 lbs. bodyweight
Maintenance Horses	Maintenance	0.25 – 0.5
Performance Horses	Light exercise	0.5 – 0.75
Performance Horses	Moderate exercise	0.75 – 1.0
Performance Horses	Intense exercise	1.0 – 1.5
Broodmares & Foals	First two trimesters of gestation	0.25 – 0.5
Broodmares & Foals	Last trimester of gestation	0.5 – 0.75
Broodmares & Foals	Early lactation (foaling to 3 months)	1.0 – 1.5
Broodmares & Foals	Late lactation (3 months to weaning)	0.75 – 1.0
Broodmares & Foals	Foals	Creep Feed
Broodmares & Foals	Weanlings	1.5 – 1.75
Broodmares & Foals	Yearlings	0.75 – 1.5