SPILLERS® fibres
Horses Need Fibre
For the best in health through fibre
Horses are natural fibre digesters. Over 2/3 of the equine digestive capacity is principally devoted to the digestion and absorption of nutrients from fibre, compared to just 20% for processing protein, starch and oil.
What is fibre exactly?
We commonly think of fibre as grass, hay and haylage that make up the forage portion of our horses diets, but fibre is contained to a greater or lesser extent in many feeding stuffs. Fibre comes in long form as grass, hay and haylage, in chopped forms as with chaffs, and thirdly in ground form as cubes and mixes.
The importance of fibre
After water, fibre is the most important nutrient for any horse. Not only do horses have a physical need for fibre to maintain their digestive function and the health of the digestive tract, they also have a psychological need to chew for 60% of the time as a form of activity.
It is therefore advisable that fibre should make up at least 50% of the equine diet.
The SPILLERS® Fibres Range