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Total Feeds - Total Equine

Total Feeds

The base of Total Equine is alfalfa hay, which gives it the odor and flavor equines love. The palatability is excellent. The fiber level supplies 70 - 80% of the equines needs for a safe ration. When fed at 4.00 lb. per 1,000 lb. bodyweight, Total Equine0 provides the nutrients required by mature equines when fed with adequate quality roughage.

The perfect extruded horse feed for 95% of all horses of any age and activity level.

Total Equine®was developed from science and experience. The nutrient levels are based on what has been learned by scientific research. The physical form of extrusion and the specific ingredients are what horses, mules and donkeys need to maximize health, attitude and performance. The base of is alfalfa hay, which gives it the odor and flavor equines love. The palatability is excellent. The fiber level supplies 70-80% of the equines needs for a safe ration. When fed at 4.00 lb. per 1,000 lb. bodyweight, Total Equine® provides the nutrients required by mature equines when fed with adequate quality roughage.

Ingredients

Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Corn, Parboiled Rice Bran, Soybean Meal, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Hulls, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Diatomaceous Earth (an anti-caking agent), Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dried Kelp Meal, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, DL-Methionine, Biotin Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Zinc Hydroxychloride,, Manganese Hydroxychloride, Copper Hydroxychloride, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Selenium Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, D-Activated Animal Sterol (A source of vitamin D3 activity), Ferrous Carbonate, Cobalt Carbonate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Folic Acid, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product dehydrated, Lactobacillus casei fermentation product dehydrated, Bifido bacterium thermophylum fermentation product dehydrated, Enterococcus faecium fermentation product dehydrated and Vegetable Oil. M

Fiber
Alfalfa hay is the main source of fiber in Total
Equine®. It is formulated to provide the minimum
fiber required by a horse in order to maintain
normal gut motility and health. It also contains
a small amount of low digestibility roughage to
slow fermentation and prevent gas colic. Due to
the combination of nutrients and the extrusion
process the added low quality roughage and the
other roughage fed is more digestible. Many
customers have reported 25 – 30% reductions in
hay consumption when feeding Total Equine®.

Protein
The protein in Total Equine® is derived from
alfalfa, grain and natural oil meal. It also contains
the added amino acids methionine and lysine,
which insures an adequate balance of the essential
amino acids required by the horse.

Energy
Extruded grain is the major source of energy in
Total Equine® The starch availability of the grain
is over 90%, which insures the highest possible
digestibility. This along with the highly digestible
fiber in the alfalfa hay makes the entire ration
highly digestible. This reduces the amount of
waste produced by the horse.

Major Minerals
Minerals are the main building blocks for bones as
well as being important for all chemical reactions
in the body. Total Equine® contains the major
minerals calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and
potassium and sodium in the correct levels and
ratios for maximum growth, activity and health.

Trace Minerals
Trace minerals are the catalysts for most chemical
reactions in the body and some are important for
antioxidant activities. Total Equine® contains
levels and ratios of all trace minerals with known
requirements and is added at levels above those
levels. This insures the horse will not be deficient
in any trace mineral even under severe stress or
hard work.
Bioavailability of trace minerals is very important
in how well an animal can digest and use the
minerals in question. Total Equine® is formulated
to contain 50% of the Copper, Manganese and Zinc
in the form of chelates. This insures maximum
digestibility and availability to the horse.

Vitamins
All chemical reactions in the body that produce
growth, reproduction, work and even maintenance
require a catalyst or several catalysts. This is the
main function of B-Vitamins. Total Equine®
contains all of the B-Vitamins for which
requirements have been established, and they
are all formulated at levels to insure higher than
minimum requirement levels.
B-Vitamins also function as antioxidants to reduce
the rate of cell destruction by pollutants in the
environment as well as metabolic byproducts
from the ration.

Processing
Total Equine® is steam extruded. This process
insures maximum digestibility compared to raw,
unprocessed or steam pelleted starch. The extruded
starch is digested in the small intestine whereas
most of raw or pelleted starch is digested in the
ceacum and/or large intestine by fermentation. This
reduces the possibility of compaction or gas colic,
which can be caused by feeding raw or poorly
processed starch. Improving the digestibility not
only improves starch digestion, but also improves
digestion of the fiber and improves bioavailability
of minerals and micronutrients.

Specialty Combinations
Total Equine® is formulated with a specific
combination of Methionine, Lysine, Biotin,
Copper, Zinc and Iodine to provide maximum
hair and hoof growth and horse health.
Total Equine® contains Tasco ® which is a specific
species of seaweed by the name of Ascophyllum
nodosum. A. nodosum contains high levels of
Fucoidan and Fucose sugar. Fucoidan is a sulfated,
short-chain polysaccharide that is known to stop
growth of E. coli in the large intestine. It also
controls other pathogenic bacteria that inhabit
the large intestine.
Fucoidan is composed of Fucose sugar that
makes the polysaccharide chain. Fucose is a
part of normal nerve transmission in the body.
This sugar along with specific levels of Choline,
magnesium and some other minerals keep the
nervous system from overreacting to stressful
situations. Much information can be found on the
internet that pertains to the effects of Fucoidan
and Fucose.