Essential K® (Canada), Pelleted, Low NSC Ration Balancer

Essential K® (Canada), Pelleted, Low NSC Ration Balancer

A low NSC ration balancer for idle, breeding, growing and performance horses.
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Description

Essential K® is a low sugar/starch (NSC), no added iron ration balancer designed to be fed to easy-keeping or overweight horses, or used as a top-dress with any other Tribute® feed to provide additional vitamins, trace minerals and amino acids to support performance or enhance topline. This ration balancer is ideal for horses consuming hay or pasture that is 50% or less alfalfa (or other legumes). Essential K® is formulated with pre- and probiotics to support your horse’s digestive health.

Benefits

  • Low sugar/starch (NSC) for horses with metabolic disorders and sensitivities.
  • A low feeding rate keeps calorie intake low for overweight and easy-keeping horses.
  • A low cost method of supplying essential nutrients.

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Meal Size & Frequency:

We recommend 2 or more meals per day. Do not exceed 5 lb per meal (4 lb for ponies, 6 lb for draft horses).

Provide at least 1.5% of your horse’s body weight in quality forage (hay/pasture) daily. (ex. 1,000 lb horse needs 15 lb of forage per day, minimum).

Be sure clean water is available at all times.

Learn how to safely transition your horse’s diet:

Safely Transitioning Diets

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (Min.): 28.00%
Crude Fat (Min.): 6.00%
Crude Fiber (Max.): 5.00%
Calcium (Ca) (Act.): 3.00%
Phosphorus (P) (Act.): 1.50%
Salt (NaCl) (Act.): 1.10%
Sodium (Na) (Act.): 0.40%
Copper (Cu) (Act.): 200 mg/kg
Zinc (Zn) (Act.): 400 mg/kg
Potassium (K) (Act.): 1.10%
Magnesium (Mg) (Act.): 0.40%
Fluorine (F) (Max.): 1 mg/kg
Manganese (Mn) (Act.): 240 mg/kg
Cobalt (Co) (Act.): 4 mg/kg
Iron (Fe) (Act.): 600 mg/kg
Iodine (I) (Act.): 4 mg/kg
Biotin (Min.): 5,400 mcg/kg
Thiamine (Min.): 66 mg/kg
Vitamin A (Min.): 66,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D (Min.): 5,500 IU/kg
Vitamin E (Min.): 2,200 IU/kg
Vitamin C (Min.): 110 mg/kg

This feed contains added selenium at 1.5 mg/kg.

Note: Feeding vitamins other than vitamins A, D, E, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine, and Thiamine to horses may not have a beneficial effect.

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Ingredients

Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Flour, Wheat Middlings, Dried Whey, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Cane Molasses, Soybean Oil, Lignin Sulfonate, Magnesium Oxide, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Salt, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, d-Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12, d-calcium pantothenate, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Riboflavin, Ascorbic Acid, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate (CRN#990257), Manganese Proteinate (CRN#990256), Copper Proteinate (CRN#990254), Corn Distillers Grains with Solubles Dehydrated (CRN#990083), Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylene Diamine Dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, and Selenium Yeast (CRN#982026)

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Everything Your Horse Needs In A Single Bag

• Essential amino acids
• Organic trace minerals
• Antioxidants
• Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
• Pre- and probiotics
• Added biotin
• Select options with added joint support (see GC Plus products)

Tribute® Superior Equine Nutrition products are safely made in a facility in Upper Sandusky, Ohio that is free of ionophores and any other medications that may be harmful to horses. We stand behind our products with a 100% money back guarantee.

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