Hi-Fi Molasses Free combines chopped and pelleted alfalfa and straw with a light soya oil coating and added herbs. Naturally low in sugar and starch, Hi-Fi Molasses Free contains no added sugar or molasses and is preservative free.
Hi-Fi Molasses Free is suitable for horses and ponies at rest or in light work and horses and ponies that require a low sugar and starch ration that maintain weight with ease.
Key Features
- Hi-Fi Molasses Free is a low calorie, high fibre feed that provides 8.5MJ/kg DE
- Hi-Fi Molasses Free is suitable for horses and ponies that require a low sugar and starch ration such as those prone to laminitis that maintain weight with ease
- Hi-Fi Molasses Free contains the added herbs fenugreek and mint for enhanced palatability
- Hi-Fi Molasses Free contains no added sugar and naturally provides 1.5% starch and 2% sugar which is approximately one fifth of the sugar found in average hay
- Hi-Fi Molasses Free may be used as a partial forage replacer
How to get the most from Dengie Hi-Fi Molasses Free
Hi-Fi Molasses Free is a straight feed and although alfalfa is abundant in natural nutrients a source of broad-spectrum vitamins and minerals should be added alongside to ensure a balanced diet such as Natural Vitality Leisure Vits & Mins or Hi-Fi Balancer. Hi-Fi Molasses Free may be fed dry or dampened with water, or a soaked product such as Dengie Alfa-Beet. To use Hi-Fi Molasses Free as a forage replacement, replace your forage on a weight for weight basis with Hi-Fi Molasses Free.
Daily Feeding Rates
| Horse or Pony | Size Guide (hh) | Approx Weight | Resting or light work | |
| Bucket feed (kg/day) | Partial hay replacement (kg/day) | |||
| Small Pony (eg: Shetland, Welsh A) | 9–12.2 | 200 | 0.5–1.0 | up to 2.5 |
| Medium Pony (eg: Exmoor, New Forest) | 12.2–13.2 | 300 | 0.5–1.5 | up to 3.5 |
| Large Pony (eg: Connemara, Welsh D) | 13.2–14.2 | 400 | 1.0–2.0 | up to 5 |
| Small Horse (eg: Arab, small TB) | 14.2–15.2 | 450 | 1.0–2.0 | up to 5.5 |
| Medium Horse (eg: TB, ID cross) | 15.2–16.2 | 550 | 1.5–2.5 | up to 7 |
| Large Horse (eg: Warmblood) | over 16.2 | 650 | 1.5–2.5 | up to 8 |
One large round Stubbs scoop holds approximately 400g of Hi-Fi Molasses Free
| Typical analysis (%) ‘as fed’ | |
| Digestible Energy | 8.5MJ/kg |
| Protein | 10 |
| Oil | 6.5 |
| Fibre | 35 |
| WSC (Sugars) | 2.5 |
| Starch | 1.5 |
Ingredients: Chopped alfalfa, chopped cereal straw, NIS pellets, alfalfa pellets, soya oil, mint and fenugreek.
