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FOALS FIRST® - Starter &
Creep
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FORM OF FEED: Sweet or Pellet
PACKAGING: 50 LB paper bags
Progressive's FOALS FIRST - Starter &
Creep is a highly digestible starter and creep feed for
foals. It contains a combination of the highest quality milk
products, cooked soybeans, steam rolled oats, vitamins and minerals
for optimal growth and development. FOALS FIRST - Starter &
Creep can be fed to complement mare's milk or as a weaned
foal diet up to 4 months of age. FOALS FIRST - Starter &
Creep can be used as a follow-up diet for orphans after
feeding FOALS FIRST - Milk Replacer Powder and/or
FOALS FIRST - Milk Pellets.
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
| Crude Protein |
min. |
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19.0% |
| Lysine, |
min. |
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|
1.25% |
| Crude Fat, |
min. |
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|
5.0% |
| Crude Fiber, |
min. |
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3.5% |
| Calcium, |
min. |
0.8% |
max. |
1.2% |
| Phosphorus, |
min. |
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|
0.7% |
| Copper, |
min. |
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30 ppm |
| Zinc, |
min. |
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140 ppm |
| Selenium, |
min. |
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0.3 ppm |
| Vitamin A, |
min. |
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8,000 IU/lb |
| Vitamin D, |
min. |
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800 IU/lb |
| Vitamin E, |
min. |
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140 IU/lb |
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FEATURES:
- Nutritionally balanced and formulated to
complement mare’s milk.
- Advanced nutritional philosophy incorporated
into a palatable feed.
- Contains a combination of milk products,
essential amino acids, fats, vitamins and minerals.
- To be fed free choice to nursing foals from
1-week-old to weaning or to orphaned or early-weaned foals 60-120 days
of age.
- Formulated for optimal skeletal and muscle
development.
- Convenient to feed.
- Researched and Proven
BENEFITS:
- Transition feed from milk to grain to
complement the foals changing digestive enzymes.
- Contains a combination of milk sources and
cooked grains for improved digestibility.
- Contains cooked soybeans and steam-rolled oats
for optimal digestion.
- Supplies optimal levels of vitamins and
minerals for sound growth and development.
Daily Feeding Directions:
Nursing Foals
FOALS FIRST® Starter & Creep should be
provided free-choice to nursing foals. Foals should consume 1 pound of
FOALS FIRST - Starter & Creep per 100 lb. body weight
per day. (A 200 lb. foal should eat 2 lb. of FOALS FIRST -
Starter & Creep daily). FOALS FIRST - Starter & Creep
should be fed to foals up to 4 months of age.
Orphan Foals
For orphan foals 60-120 days of age, provide FOALS FIRST -
Starter & Creep free-choice. Foals will gradually increase the
amount consumed per day. At 2 months of age, foals with expected mature
weight of 1100-1300 lbs., should consume 6 to 8 pounds/day. At 3 months
of age, they should consume 8 to 10 pounds/day.
Orphan Foal Feeding Chart
Days of age=
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1-30
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30-60
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60-120
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Over 120
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| Foals First – Milk
Replacer Powder (in Solution) |
X |
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| Foals First - Milk
Pellets |
X |
X |
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| Foals First - Starter &
Creep |
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X |
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| Weanling Diet |
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X |
Managing the Foal
The FOALS FIRST - Starter & Creep
feed is a milk-based feed, formulated for the young foal with a
monogastric digestive system. Let the foal eat as much of the
FOALS FIRST - Starter & Creep, pellet or sweet feed, as they
want until the foal is 4 months old or their Body Condition Score
exceeds 6. Between 3 to 4 months of age the foal’s digestive enzymes are
changing from lactase to maltase, and amylase, etc., and the cecum will
begin to function (ferment). These changes will allow the young foal to
digest cereal grains and forage (hay or pasture).
Age to Remove All Milk
At 4 months of age select a high quality weanling
ration, formulated to be fed with forages, and mix it 50/50 with
FOALS FIRST - Starter & Creep feed for one week. After this, it
is not necessary to feed milk to the weanling. This feeding program
allows the manager to follow the normal changes in the growing foal’s
digestive system. It will also promote optimal growth and maximum
nutrient absorption, while reducing the chance of digestive upsets.
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