rachyblue
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Have any of the experts here had a look at this?
What do you think? I was quite excited until I saw the ingredient list....
What do you think? I was quite excited until I saw the ingredient list....
New NAF Balancer
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khalswitz
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I currently use the NAF General Purpose Supplement in summer, switching to the Haylage Balancer in winter... would be interested to hear what the experts think of the new balancer as an alternative. Looks equal in terms of cost to feed.
dianchi
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Not looked this close, whats your thoughts?
Everyone seems to be bringing out balancers now!
khalswitz
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I'll be honest when I saw it said suitable for EVERY horse warning lights went off... a performance horse surely requires different things to a leisure horse?
thatsmygirl
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There is nothing in it, it's so low It's a waste of time feeding it.
flintfootfilly
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Analysis: http://www.naf-equine.eu/uk/products/productDetail.jsp?detail_id=optimum
It's only got 1.61mg/kg of selenium in it.
Their suggested feeding rate of 100g balancer for a 500kg horse would mean the animal would only be receiving 0.161mg selenium each day.
NRC's recommended minimum daily ration of selenium is 1mg per 500kg horse. My hay/grass provides only 0.4mg/day, so this balancer would not address my deficiency to any significant degree. About 70% of the UK is reckoned to be deficient in selenium, so there would be plenty others for whom lack of selenium would still be a problem.
Given that, I wouldn't bother looking at any of the other ingredients...
It's only got 1.61mg/kg of selenium in it.
Their suggested feeding rate of 100g balancer for a 500kg horse would mean the animal would only be receiving 0.161mg selenium each day.
NRC's recommended minimum daily ration of selenium is 1mg per 500kg horse. My hay/grass provides only 0.4mg/day, so this balancer would not address my deficiency to any significant degree. About 70% of the UK is reckoned to be deficient in selenium, so there would be plenty others for whom lack of selenium would still be a problem.
Given that, I wouldn't bother looking at any of the other ingredients...