Hind Gut Diet (HGD)
Harbison Hind Gut Diet (HGD) is a low starch, oat free and high fibre pellet designed to meet the nutritional needs of horses in moderate work, pregnant mares and growing horses.
FEATURES
Digestion
Low starch, high fibre composition stabilizes the hindgut digestion.
Energy
Facilitates energy absorption in the large bowel via the volatile fatty acid pathway.
Excitability
Minimizes excitability seen in some grain fed horses.
Minerals
Contains added trace minerals and fat soluble vitamins.
Electrolytes
Contains added electrolytes to replace sweat loss in working horses and promote fluid intake.
Endurance
Proven with endurance horses.
Design
Designed as an ‘all in one’ pellet to simplify good feeding practice economically.
FEEDING GUIDE
*In conjunction with approximately 2% body weight in roughage daily. To slow growth, or reduce body weight, substitute Balancer pellets for part or all of HGD ration, in the ratio of 1 Balancer to 3 HGD by weight.
Ingredients
Wheat Fibre
Lupins
Triticale
Lucerne
Bentonite
Limestone
Harbison Electrolyte
DCP
Salt
Molasses
Equivit Vitamin
Mineral Premix.
Nutrient Levels
Digestible Energy 11.7MJ
Crude Protein 13.5%
Fibre 9.5%
Fat 3.8%
Starch 17%
Mineral Content
Calcium 1.4%
Phosphorous 0.57%
Sodium 0.68%
Chloride 1.26%
Magnesium 0.36%
Potassium 1.32%
Copper 53 mg/kg
Zinc 166 mg/kg
Iron 263 mg/kg
Manganese 164 mg/kg
Selenium 1 mg/kg
Iodine 1.3 mg/kg
Vitamin Content
Vitamin A 10,500 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1,050 IU/kg
Vitamin E 123 mg/kg
Vitamin K3 5.5 mg/kg
Vitamin B1 15.6 mg/kg
Vitamin B2 14 mg/kg
Vitamin B4 9.4 mg/kg
Vitamin B12 0.33 mg/kg
Biotin 0.34 mg/kg
Folic Acid 4.24 mg/kg
ADDED ELECTROLYTES 25g/kg