Benefits
Weight Gain/Maintenance
Feed quality over quantity, with up to 90% hindgut fermentation. An excellent alternative to beet pulp, lupin hulls, stabilised rice bran and soybean hulls. The quality source of amino acids provides the building blocks for growth. Low sugar, low starch and high fermentable fibre profile for cool energy and natural B vitamin production.
Digestive Health
Cen Ultimate Complete fibre-based grain free horse feed pellet maintains a healthy gut microbiome, and the live probiotics and prebiotics promote the growth of beneficial good bacteria. The live probiotics stabilise the pH and reduce lactic acid in the hindgut. The result is a stimulated activity and growth of beneficial good bacteria for more efficient feed conversion. Improvements in appetite, behaviour and manure quality are all associated with a healthy gut environment.
Immune System Health
Key chelated minerals are required for a proper functioning immune system. Prebiotics inhibit harmful bacteria whilst stimulating the immune system’s function. The prebiotics blocks the attachment and development of harmful bacteria within the gut. This has a positive effect on the horse’s natural immune system, reducing the risk of disease through a stronger immune response.
Hoof Health
Cen Ultimate Complete is specifically balanced. The vitamin and mineral profile includes chelated zinc, methionine & biotin. Feeding Cen Ultimate emans creating a healthier gut microbiome so more biotin is produced naturally by the horse in the hind gut and utilised to help maintain hoof health.
Skin & Coat Condition
Zinc is more important for dark colours, while copper is more important for chestnuts. It is crucial that zinc and copper are at correct ratios in the diet, regardless of the horse’s colour. Australian pasture, hay and feed crops are commonly low in zinc and copper while being naturally high in iron (Ultimate Grain-Free has no added iron). This greatly impacts a horse’s dietary intake as all three compete for absorption. Too much of one means less of the others are absorbed. Ultimate Grain-Free contains Chelated Zinc and Chelated Copper, which are more readily absorbed by horses.
Bone & Muscle Health
Calcium and phosphorus are the main minerals found in bones. The ratio should be at at least 2:1 Ca:P for the overall diet. Magnesium is required for the collagen matrix and bone mineralisation. Zinc, Copper and Boron for bone development. Zinc in particular for bone and cartilage formation. The key vitamins are Vitamin D for bone mineralisation and calcium and phosphorus absorption. Vitamin A for osteoclast function, bone-resorbing cells in bone remodelling. Vitamin C in collagen synthesis and repair. Vitamin K in bone and cartilage metabolism.
