Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy
Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy is a high-quality complete balancer full of essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and amino acids. This balancer contains various grasses, including Timothy grass, and is free from alfalfa.
Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy contains no grains or added sugars and therefore has a very low starch and sugar content (3% and 3%). The pellets have a low calorie content, comparable to hay. This makes Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy a healthy choice for overweight horses and horses that need a diet with a low starch and sugar content.
Use Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy as a complete supplement to roughage or combine it with Vitalbix Active+ fiber-rich sport muesli for extra energy.
Complete vitamin and mineral balancer
- Balanced vitamin and mineral content
- Extra amino acids to support immunity and healthy muscle development
- Contains 10% flaxseed—a source of omega-3 fatty acids
- Supports healthy intestinal flora
- Very low in starch (3%) and sugar (3%)—contains NO added sugars
FAQ:
My horse is too thin. How can I help him gain weight?
The basis of a healthy weight is sufficient roughage, hay/haylage/fresh grass of good quality. Make sure your horse has unlimited access to roughage and avoid periods without roughage. In many cases, the cause of underweight is insufficient roughage.
Does your horse have unlimited access to good quality roughage and is it still not gaining weight? Have your horse examined by a veterinarian to rule out health problems such as worm infestation, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, stomach ulcers, limited intestinal function, intestinal fungus, or limited liver or kidney function, etc.
Too much starch and sugar in the diet can disrupt your horse’s intestinal flora. This reduces the absorption of nutrients from the feed. In this case, adjusting the diet can lead to improvement. Limit feed with a high starch and sugar content, such as regular grain mixes and muesli. Combine various Vitalbix products for optimal results:
– Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy or Vitalbix Active+ for the necessary vitamins and minerals (Active+ provides extra calories)
– Vitalbix NutriMash for prebiotic fiber (stimulates healthy intestinal flora) and contains extra B vitamins
– Vitalbix Pure Lucerne+ OR Vitalbix Fiber-Mix+ for extra fiber, calories, and protein
– Vitalbix Linseed Oil + Vitamin E as a source of extra calories (increase the amount slowly)
Very low in starch (3%) and sugar (3%)—contains NO added sugars
FAQ:
My horse has a vitamin and mineral deficiency. How can I remedy this?
Has your horse been receiving little supplementary feed recently (none or less than the Recommended Daily Allowance)? If so, your horse may have developed vitamin and mineral deficiencies. To replenish these deficiencies, we recommend feeding your horse a higher dose of Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy for the first 8 weeks. The required dosage depends on your horse’s general health and the amount of work it does. Has a deficiency been detected by a blood test carried out by a veterinarian? If so, it may be useful to (temporarily) add a supplement to its feed. Request free, personalized nutritional advice and include the results of the blood test. We are happy to help!
How can I combine Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy with Vitalbix Active+ for extra energy?
Are you lacking power while riding and want to boost your energy levels? Then supplement Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy with Vitalbix Active+ fiber-rich sports muesli. Vitalbix Active+ also contains Vitalbix Daily Complete vitamins and mineral pellets (24%). This makes it easy to replace 120 grams of Daily Complete with 500 grams of Active+ for extra energy. Read more about Vitalbix Active+ high-fiber sports muesli here.
Can I safely feed Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy to horses with sensitive stomachs?
Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy has a very low starch and sugar content (3% and 3%), has no negative effect on the pH in the stomach, and can be safely fed to horses with sensitive stomachs. Mix approx. 200 grams of Vitalbix Fiber-Mix+ into the Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy pellets for extra fiber. Fiber-Mix+ stimulates chewing and saliva production and has a buffering effect on the pH in the stomach. To support the stomach and intestines, you can feed 1-2 portions of Vitalbix NutriMash grain-free mash daily. To keep your horse’s digestive system healthy, it is important that your horse has a constant supply of roughage. Make sure your horse does not go without roughage for too long (preferably no more than 4 hours).
Can I feed Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy to my overweight horse?
Preferably feed your horse good quality hay/haylage with a low energy value. You can replace part of the hay with grass seed hay or straw. Be careful of colic (max. 2 kg per day for a 500 kg horse).
Roughage is the basis of a healthy weight. As a minimum (rough) guideline, you can use 1.5-2 kg per 100 kg body weight, which amounts to approximately 7.5-10 kg of roughage per day. This amount also depends heavily on the dry matter content – hay or haylage also contains a certain amount of water. Please note: in combination with grazing, it may be necessary to reduce the amount.
Because your horse is getting less roughage, it runs the risk of a protein deficiency in its diet. Sometimes a protein deficiency during weight loss can lead to muscle loss instead of fat loss. In that case, it may be necessary to replace a small portion of the roughage with Vitalbix Pure Lucerne+ for extra protein (amino acids) to prevent muscle loss.
Please note: a horse should lose no more than 1% of its target weight per week. With a target weight of 500 kg, your horse should lose no more than 5 kg per week. In practice, this usually takes a little longer. This means that you really need to take months to lose weight in horses.
Do all horses like Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy?
Do you feed your horse a regular muesli based on grains and molasses (added sugars)? Then your horse may need to get used to the taste of the new feed. Vitalbix contains no (whole) grains and no added sugars. It’s a bit like drinking tea with sugar and then switching to tea without sugar. We therefore recommend mixing the old ration with Vitalbix for at least 2 weeks.
Vitalbix is normally well eaten by most horses. Because Vitalbix contains no added sugar, your horse may be less enthusiastic about it or leave it untouched at first. It is important to give it some time, and you will see that your horse will start to eat it well. Feed with added sugar is often eaten too quickly, which is not natural behavior for horses. It is better to see them chewing their feed calmly.
Vitalbix Daily Complete is available in two varieties: Vitalbix Daily Complete, which is based on alfalfa, and Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy, which is based on timothy grass. If your horse does not find the alfalfa-based Vitalbix Daily Complete tasty enough, try Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy! It has a different base and therefore a different taste.
I want to feed my horse a lucerne-free diet. Is Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy suitable?
Yes, Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy contains a base of timothy grass and other grasses and does not contain lucerne.
Mix Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy with some Vitalbix Fiber-Mix+ for extra fiber to stimulate chewing. Vitalbix Fiber-Mix+ is a unique roughage mix without lucerne and without added sugars.
Did you know?
Vitalbix Daily Complete is the No. 1 vitamin and mineral balancer on www.VoerVergelijk.nl and has been rated with an average score of 9.1
A healthy combination
By combining different Vitalbix products, you can put together an optimal ration tailored to the specific needs of your horse. For example, mix Vitalbix Daily Complete Timothy pellets with Vitalbix Fiber-Mix+ for extra fiber. This stimulates chewing and saliva production and keeps your horse’s stomach and intestines healthy!
TIP:
Is your horse 19 years or older? Then give a slightly higher dose of Vitalbix Daily Complete. As horses age, their ability to absorb nutrients from their feed decreases.
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