Alfa-A Oil
Our fibre feed with the highest slow release energy level, ideal for fuelling horses in work, promoting weight gain and generating exceptional condition.
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Key Features
Alfa-A Oil is our fibre feed with the highest slow release energy level, ideal for fuelling horses in work, promoting weight gain and generating exceptional condition.
- A blend of alfalfa and rapeseed oil providing 12.5MJ/kg of Digestible Energy from fibre and oil – a comparable energy level to a competition or conditioning mix or cube, but with 10x less starch
- Alfa-A Oil is rich in highly digestible fibre and packed with natural vitamins and minerals
- Alfalfa is a widely recognised ingredient for promoting digestive health due to its natural buffering properties. Alfa-A Oil is approved by BETA for horses and ponies prone to Equine Gastric Ulcers Syndrome
- Abundant in quality protein for aiding topline and muscle development
- Contains no added sugar and is naturally low in starch at just 2%
- High in oil for show ring condition, healthy skin and exceptional coat shine
- Free from molasses, preservatives and straw
- Contains 100% natural ingredients grown in the UK
Ingredients & Nutritional Information
Typical analysis (%) ‘as fed’
| Digestible Energy | 12.5MJ/kg |
|---|---|
| Protein | 14 |
| Oil | 12 |
| Ash (mineral) | 9 |
| Fibre | 27 |
| Naturally Occurring Sugar | 4.5 |
| Starch | 2 |
Ingredients
Alfalfa, rapeseed oil.
Please note the visual appearance of the actual product may vary due to environmental conditions during growth and time of harvest.
Alfa-A Oil comes in a 20kg bale.
Feeding Guidelines
How Hard Are You Working Your Horse?
The amount and kind of work your horse or pony is doing is an important factor when calculating the quantity and type of feed to give. Alfa-A Oil provides sufficient energy to meet the requirements of working horses, even those in hard work.
NOTE: Horses are individuals and so always adjust your horse’s feed ration to suit his temperament and condition as well as his work load.
Click here to read more about assessing your horse’s workload.
How To Get The Most Out Of Feeding With Dengie Alfa-A Oil
When feeding a fibre only ration ideally the ration should be topped up with a source of vitamins and minerals such as Performance+ Balancer or Performance Vits & Mins which are both formulated with performance in mind.
Performance+ Balancer is our higher specification balancer designed for the performance horse. Based on alfalfa and linseed the balancer supplies good quality nutrients to help with coat shine and condition. We also include a full range of B vitamins, which are important for efficient energy metabolism and chelated minerals for improved absorption.
Performance Vits & Mins is a high specification broad-spectrum vitamin and mineral supplement that contains generous levels of antioxidants for horses in medium to hard work and provides a more economical alternative to feed balancers whilst still providing appropriate levels of vitamins and minerals.
Case Studies
A diverse range of fantastic fibre feeds
Tania Grantham from Inspire Dressage is a long-term Dengie fan and has been feeding our fibre feeds to a diverse range of horses for years; she wouldn’t feed anything else.
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Less Tetchy Behaviour and Looking Fantastic!
Bridget Allen purchased six-year-old Bunny for her daughter Philippa, who is a keen Pony Club member, to bring on herself. Bunny had previously been quite an unhappy mare, who got particularly tetchy when being touched or groomed. After changing to a fibre-based ration Bunny is far less tetchy, and it’s kept her looking fantastic.
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A fibre diet can supply enough energy for a competition horse
Alicia Griffiths was initially sceptical as to whether a purely fibre diet would supply enough energy for a competition horse who spends so much time away from home. But she is completely converted now.
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Maintaining Condition & Aiding Digestive Health
Dudley is such big horse it’s never been easy to keep weight on, but I’d never seen him look so poor. After taking him to Oakham and discovering he had ulcers, we were stuck with where his career might go; he kept losing weight and consequently felt flat, grumpy and uncomfortable – above all he was unable to do his beloved job!
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Feeding Alfa-A Oil to Promote Condition
When Helen acquired 15 years-young Sports Horse, Todd, sadly he was in poor condition.
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