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See Details for instructions to redeem.Buckeye Nutrition Foal Starter Milk-Based Pelleted Horse Feed is an easily digestible and palatable diet specifically designed for foals under the age of three months. This milk-based feed is ideal for foals transitioning from nursing and aids in compensating for the natural decrease in production of milk during lactation. It also provides essential vitamins and trace minerals to help support healthy growth and development. Buckeye Nutrition Foal Starter Milk-Based Pelleted Horse Feed contains high levels of vitamins E and C and selenium to help optimize your foal's natural immune defenses and keep them healthy.
Item Number | 160478 |
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Weight | 50 pounds |
Food Form | Pellets |
Special Diet | Molasses-Free |
Foal Starter should be the only feed offered to all nursing foals because the young foal's digestive system digests milk-based products better than cereal grains and protein. By three to four months of age, other enzymes develop which allows forage, oats, corn and soybeans to be more efficiently utilized.
Steam Rolled Oats, Soybean Meal, Dried Whey, Wheat Middlings, Dried Beet Pulp. Calcium Carbonate, Stabilized Milled Flaxseed. Salt, L-Lysine, Active Dried Culture, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Selenium Yeast, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin, Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate.
Crude Protein | 18.0% min |
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Lysine | 1.25% min |
Methionine | 0.35% min |
Threonine | 0.80% min |
Crude Fat | 6.00% min |
Crude Fiber | 5.00% max |
Acid Detergent Fiber | 7.00% max |
Neutral Detergent Fiber | 13.50% max |
NSC (Starch plus Sugar) | 36.50% max |
Calcium | 0.80% min |
Calcium | 1.30% max |
Phosphorus | 0.75% min |
Potassium | 0.90% min |
Copper | 90 ppm min |
Zinc | 140 ppm min |
Selenium | 0.40 ppm min |
Vitamin A | 3,500 IU/lb min |
Vitamin D | 350 IU/lb min |
Vitamin E | 200 IU/lb min |
Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 2.70% min |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 0.40% min |
When a foal shows an interest in eating dry feed, provide FOAL STARTER. This may occur as soon as one week after birth and will depend on how much milk the mare produces. FOAL STARTER should be the only feed offered to all nursing foals because the young foal's digestive system digests milk-based products better than cereal grains and protein. By three to four months of age, other enzymes develop which allows forage, oats, corn, and soybeans to be more efficiently utilized. Nursing foals should have free choice access to FOAL STARTER and should eat 1 lb/100 lb of body weight each day. See chart below:
Foal Type | Age | Feeding Rate | Average Daily Consumption |
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All nursing, orphaned, or rejected foals consuming Mare's Milk Plus | Nursing to 3-4 months* | Free choice | 1-lb per 100-lb body weight |
Orphaned or rejected foals (as sole diet) | Up to 3-4 months* | Free choice | 2-lb per 100-lb body weight |
Gradual weaning from Mare’s Milk Plus should begin at six weeks of age and be completed by ten weeks of age. At this time, Foal Starter is the only dry feed to be offered free-choice. After three months of age, a growth ration such as Gro 'N Win or Buckeye Nutrition Growth should be gradually introduced into the diet.
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Top Ingredients | Steam Rolled Oats, Soybean Meal, Dried Whey... | Feeding Oatmeal, Dried Whey, Dried Skim Milk... | Wheat Middlings, Ground Corn, Soybean Meal... | Wheat Middlings, Rice Bran, Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles... | Soybean Meal, Wheat Middlings, Calcium Carbonate... |
Special Diet | Molasses-Free | — | — | — | Low Glycemic, Low NSC, Molasses-Free |
Health Feature | Digestive Health | Digestive Health, Immune Support, Skin & Coat Health, Muscle Care | — | Digestive Health, Immune Support, Reproduction & Nursing... | Vitamins & Minerals |
Food Flavor | Fruits & Vegetables | Fruits & Vegetables | — | — | Fruits & Vegetables |
Food Form | Pellets | Pellets | Pellets | Pellets | Pellets |
Foal lost momma at 3 weeks old. We used the powdered milk replacer and the pellets and have a big, happy, healthy weanling!
We have a weanling who became quite ill. The foal starter feed was a key element in his recovery. Thanks!
We always introduce foal starter to our young weanling foals. It gives them a boost of vitamins and minerals and gently starts them on a feeding schedule. The foal growth in bone and substance is amazing within just a few weeks. This is a must feed to benefit weanlings.