Calcium is vital for the healthy growth and maintenance of bones, teeth and hooves and also plays a number of important roles in the maintenance of general good health. Many traditional straight feedstuffs, including oats, barley and bran, are deficient in calcium and can cause an imbalance in the ratio of calcium to phosphorus in the diet. This may lead to skeletal abnormalities in the young horse, or other problems in the more mature equine.
Limestone Flour is a natural and effective means of calcium supplementation but, since straight feedstuffs are lacking in many other micronutrients, a broad spectrum vitamin and mineral supplement may be more appropriate. Those horses receiving the recommended quantities of a fully balanced compound feed should require no further supplementation.
NUTRIENT SPECIFICATION
| CALCIUM |
39.4% |
| ASH INSOLUBLE in HCI |
0.5% |
FEEDING ADVICE
- Full feeding quantities are on the back of the tub.
- If feeding the recommended quantities of a balanced compound feed, further Limestone Flour supplementation should not be necessary.
- Limestone Flour is not recommended for broodmares or foals and youngstock. For these, Baileys Stud Balancer would be more appropriate.
Baileys Horse Feeds remains a family owned and run operation. The company was founded in 1982. Another vital aspect of the Baileys team is that all of the staff are horse men and women. This means that they take huge pride in their work. They have a good understanding of all the aspects involved when feeding a horse, the difficulties horse owners face and possible solutions.
Baileys are always at the cutting edge if equine nutrition. Their nutrition team, which is led by Liz Bulbrook BSc (Hons), constantly review the recent scientific research into equine nutrition, and apply relevant developments to their product range. Since 2006 Baileys have had a working partnership with Progressive Nutrition of Iowa, USA. This gives Baileys access to further developments and the extensive research Progressive have completed.
