High protein feed

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Can anybody recommend a high protein feed? My boy is really quite unwell at the minute and his bloody protein levels have come back very low. In a last desperate attempt to get my boy feeling better vet has said try a high protein feed, so some recommendations please?

 

[be positive]

When I had a horse in that was poorly the highest quality feed I found was a yearling feed which helped get the levels up. Micronised linseed is very high protein and you can feed small amounts which should still make a difference.

 

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Thanks were already on linseed, ill have a look at yearling feed thank u x

 

[Cortez]

Horses protein needs are not that well researched (as opposed to cattle and other farm animals), but they don't need that much protein and for adult horses 14% apears to be plenty/max (the average adult horse does well on 10% or less; broodmares and younstock 12%). Some racehorse and yearling feeds can go as high as 26% - this is excessive and can lead to OCD and epyphisys (sp).

 

[coloured_c0b]

I have been advised by my vet to feed a high protein feed for a short period due to blood results, protein feeds my not be that we'll research but my boys blood results show he needs my protein.

 

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But I will bare that in mind when I check the labels x

 

[Hen]

Something like Saracen Stamm 30 which is very high protein at 30% - but low calorie and fed in very small amounts (like a cup). I fed this in the past to very good doers supplemented only by forage and to a horse that came into me looking quite poor and in two weeks he had a good shine and was starting to look well in himself.