Product Description
Fibre is essential in every horse’s diet. The horses’ unique digestive system requires a lot of good quality fibre for proper development, function and health. Research reports that insufficient fibre length can lead to hindgut acidosis, colic, gastric ulcers, stable vices and behavioural problems.
When developing or balancing the equine diet, the quantity, quality and type of forage should be the first consideration, but research has now shown the length of the fibre plays such an important part in overall horse digestive system health.
Oreco Healthy Cut has been developed with that in mind. The increased fibre length promotes so many more benefits than just a good quality chaff.
Features & Benefits
HEALTHY FOREGUT & HINDGUT
A healthy hindgut is essential for a healthy horse. Oreco Healthy Cut helps feed the microbial population of good bacteria in the hindgut. Keeping the hindgut full further reducing the risk of colic.
HEALTHY MOUTH, TEETH & GUMS
The Healthy Cut length assists with maintaining normal and even teeth wear patterns, and may be suitable for horses currently suffering dental issues.
POSITIVE MICROBIAL ACTIVITY
Horses evolved to consume and digest fibre, Healthy Cut fibre intake promotes a healthy gut microbiome and maintains it.
MINIMISE BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS
Horses were designed to consume fibre for a large portion of their day. The increased fibre length encourages increased chewing time, minimising boredom.
INCREASED CHEWING & SALIVATION
Oreco Healthy Cut increased fibre length encourages increased chewing and salivation. Maximising the amount of time your horse spends eating minimises the risks of colic and gastric ulcers.
HEALTHY SKIN & GLOSSY COAT
During fibre digestion in the hindgut, the microbiota produce fatty acids, this coupled with the added oil in Healthy Cut may aid in keeping a horses skin and coat healthy and shiny.
HARVEST TO BALE IN A DAY
All of our forage products are harvested, precision dried, screened and compression baled all in the same day.
DUST EXTRUDED
Our unique process of dehydration, dust extraction and baling provides a clean dust extruded product.
FRESHNESS SEALED IN
Our precision dryer ensures our finished product has consistent moisture level maximising nutrients, quaility and shelf life.
SPACE SAVING PACKAGE
Our forte is producing compressed products that are a consistent weight, making them eaiser to handle and store.
CONSISTENT WEIGHT & QUALITY
Our fibre is precision dried using Australia's largest industrial dryer. As we are not reliant on the weather to dry in field, we provide a consistent quality every time. Our state-of-the-art baling equipment allows for bales to be compressed by weight, providing you a consistent product every time.
SUSTAINABLY SOURCED
From farm to finished product we are manufactures of a sustainable future. We source eco-friendly, sustainable and natural Australian materials.
Nutrient Content*
(Dry Matter Basis)
Horse Digestible Energy .......................... 9.5 MJ/kg
Metabolisable Energy .............................. 9.0 MJ/kg
Crude Protein ................................................ 17.0 %
Neutral Detergent Fibre ............................... 52.0 %
Starch ................................................................ 1.4 %
Total Free Sugar ............................................... 6.0 %
* Indicative Results only - various samples tested
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AFIA Grade for cereal hay + silage: A1
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN RESTRICTED ANIMAL MATERIAL
Feeding Guide
Recommended for Growing, Underweight, Working (training), Pregnant and Lactating Horses and Cattle, Sheep and Goats of all ages.
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Horse ~ 2% of body weight
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Cattle ~ 3% of body weight
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Sheep ~ 4% of body weight
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Goats ~ 4% of body weight
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OPEN BALES SHOULD BE RESEALED AND STORED UNDERCOVER, OFF THE GROUND, IN A DRY WELL-VENTILATED ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW LIGHT.