Vet. Vitality to Fast Fibre?

[SaddleUpSin]

With the intention of better nutrition for healthy hooves, considering the change between vet. vitality to fast fibre (gradually) for my new boy. After a long while looking at them, I cant see much difference between them? Aside from added probiotics. Although, he is only 13 so far from veteran, but does well off it.

Fast Fibre.

Nutritional Analysis
Oil: 3.0%
Protein: 7.5%
Fibre: 26.0%
Estimated DE: 8.0 MJ/kg
Starch: 5.0%
Total Sugar: 2.5%
Vitamin A: 10k iu/kg
Vitamin D: 1.5k iu/kg
Vitamin E: 120 mg/kg

Vet. Vitality

Nutritional Analysis
Oil: 4.0%
Protein: 12.0%
Fibre: 16.0%
Estimated DE: 11.0 MJ/kg
Starch: 10.0%
Total Sugar: 4.7%
Vitamin A: 10,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D: 1,500 IU/kg
Vitamin E: 200 mg/kg

 

[be positive]

The main differences are the important ones that you need to be careful of in a barefoot diet, the VV has 10% starch and higher sugar than FF which is nice and low in both. Make the change gradually and if he needs a bit more then add some micronised linseed to give condition and consider a vit/ min supplement or a balancer.

 

[SaddleUpSin]

Thats what I was thinking, of slowly blending them into the other

 

[Puzzled]

Our old boy got fed up of eating fast fibre....use to add vv to ff or he wouldn't eat it...assume ff must taste rather bland compared to vv?!

 

[NOISYGIRL]

They are doing a VV light version now, might be worth a look

Mine won't eat either he's so fussy

 

[SaddleUpSin]

They are doing a VV light version now, might be worth a look

Mine won't eat either he's so fussy

A light version oooh! Just fancy reducing the sugar intake, maybe even just blending would help!

 

[Leo Walker]

Have a look at Pink Mash. Its 0.5% sugar, less than 5% starch as well I think and its incredibly palatable

 

[smellsofhorse]

Have a look at Pink Mash. Its 0.5% sugar, less than 5% starch as well I think and its incredibly palatable

My normally fussy TB loves his pink mash.
We have just changed and hoping he will like is long term!

 

[equa39]

Sorry for jumping on your thread OP but I'm also in process of changing feeds! Frankiecob you have given good advice before on mineral supplements etc for barefoot so value your opinion - why pink mash? I feed a baseline of unmollassed sugar beet and then usually Agrobs mixed in but am looking for something to help with condition so was advised to use Coolstance Copra - are they similar feeds?