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Compare Senior Feeds
This information is provided solely to allow
you to compare different senior rations for yourself. You and your
veterinarian can then determine which feed available in your area is
best suited to your elder equine's needs. Inclusion on this page
does not constitute an endorsement, nor does the absence of a particular
feed constitute a condemnation. If you have the information on a
feed not listed here, please
email and we'll be glad to include it.
Agway
Superior Senior
Blue Seal Vintage Senior
Buckeye
Maturity/Senior Formula (32250)
Legends 12P Maturity
Nutrena Life Design Senior
Pennfield Phase Five
- Senior's Choice
Purina Equine Senior
Triple Crown Senior Formula
Beet Pulp
Rice Bran
Equi-Jewel
Stabilized Rice Bran Pellet
Agway Superior Senior
http://www.agwayfeed.com/compare_senior.htm
|
Crude Protein,(min) |
14.00 % |
|
Crude Fat, (min) |
10.00% |
|
Crude Fiber, (max) |
17.00% |
|
Lysine, (min) |
0.65 % |
|
Methionine, |
0.25 % |
|
Threonine, |
0.45% |
|
Methionine + Cystine, |
0.35 % |
|
Calcium,(min) |
0.80 % |
|
Calcium,(max) |
1.20 % |
|
Phosphorus, (min) |
0.60% |
|
Magnesium, |
N/A |
|
Potassium, |
N/A |
|
Copper,(min) |
60 ppm |
|
Iron, |
N/A |
|
Manganese, |
N/A |
|
Zinc,(min) |
150 ppm |
|
Selenium,(min) |
0.30 ppm |
|
Vitamin A,(min) |
9000 IU/lb |
|
Vitamin D,(min) |
450 IU/lb |
|
Vitamin E,(min) |
100 IU/lb |
|
Vitamin C,(min) |
75 mg/lb |
|
Biotin, (min) |
450 mcg/lb |
|
Ingredient list not available |
Blue Seal Vintage
Senior
http://www.blueseal.com/
| Crude Protein, Minimum |
14.50% |
| Lysine, Minimum |
0.65% |
| Methionine, Minimum |
0.30% |
| Crude Fat, Minimum |
5.00% |
| Crude Fiber, Maximum |
16.00% |
| Calcium, Minimum |
0.65% |
| Calcium, Max. |
1.15% |
| Phosphorus, Minimum |
0.65% |
| Copper, Minimum |
50 ppm |
| Chelated Copper, Minimum |
12 ppm |
| Manganese, Minimum |
130 ppm |
| Chelated Manganese, Minimum |
20 ppm |
| Zinc, Minimum |
160 ppm |
| Chelated Zinc, Minimum |
40 ppm |
| Selenium, Minimum |
0.55 ppm |
| Vitamin A, Minimum |
5000 IU/lb |
| Vitamin E, Minimum |
80 IU/lb |
|
INGREDIENTS: Dehydrated Alfalfa meal,
Soybean Hulls, Dried Beet Pulp, Rice Bran, Ground Corn, Corn
distiller's Dried Grains, Wheat Middlings, Wheat Flour,
Soybean Meal, Yeast Culture, Cane Molasses, Vegetable Oil, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Monocalcium
Phosphate, L_Lysine Monohydrochloride, DL-Methionine,
Magnesium Oxide, Calcium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate,
Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate, Calcium Iodate,
Ferrous Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A
Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline
Chloride, Riboflavin, d-Calcium Panthenate, Niacin, Folic
Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate,
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfate Complex
(source of Vitamin K activity,) L-Ascorbic-2-Polyphosphate
(source of Vitamin C,) Oat Mill By-product. |
Buckeye Maturity/Senior Formula (32250)
http://www.buckeyenutrition.com/equine/maturityseniorformula.html
| Crude Protein, Minimum |
12.00% |
| Lysine, Minimum |
0.57% |
| Crude Fat, Minimum |
4.50% |
| Crude Fiber, Maximum |
15.00% |
| Starch, Actual |
20.00% |
| NFC, Actual |
30.00% |
| Calcium, Minimum |
.50% |
| Calcium, Max. |
1.00% |
| Phosphorus, Minimum |
0.40% |
| Potassium. Minimum |
0.80% |
| Copper, Minimum |
30 ppm |
| Zinc, Minimum |
100 ppm |
| Selenium, Minimum |
0.4 ppm |
| Vitamin A, Minimum |
3600 IU/lb |
| Vitamin D, Minimum |
360 IU/lb |
| Vitamin E, Minimum |
60 IU/lb |
|
INGREDIENTS: Steam Crimped Oats, Steam
Crimped Barley, Dried Beet Pulp, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal,
Soybean Hulls, Wheat Middlings, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Oat Mill
By-Product, Flaxseed, Maize Distillers Dried Grains, Heat
Processed Soybeans, Yeast Culture, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Cane
Molasses, Vegetable Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate,
Salt, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate,
Magnesium Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous
Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Polysaccharide Complex of
Manganese, Polysaccharide Complex of Iron, Polysaccharide
Complex of Copper, Polysaccharide Complex of Zinc, Cobalt
Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium
Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E
Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate,
Vitamin B12, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid |
Legends 12P Maturity
http://www.manepoints.com/horsefeed/legends.jsp?9
| Crude Protein (min) |
12% |
| Lysine (min) |
0.6% |
| Crude Fat (min) |
6% |
| Crude Fiber (max) |
18% |
| Calcium (min) |
0.75% |
| Calcium (max) |
1.25% |
| Phosphorus (min) |
0.6% |
| Zinc (min) |
150 ppm |
| Copper (min) |
50 ppm |
| Selenium (min) |
0.6 ppm |
| Biotin (min) |
300 mcg/lb |
| Vitamin A (min) |
6,000 IU/lb |
| Vitamin E (min) |
80 IU/lb |
|
|
Nutrena Life
Design Senior
http://www.nutrenaworld.com/Screens/ProductDetails_Equine.aspx?ProductID=83
| Crude Protein, min |
14% |
|
Lysine, min |
0.65% |
|
Methionine,min |
0.25% |
|
Crude Fat,min |
5% |
|
Crude Fiber, max |
16% |
| Calcium, min |
0.84% |
| Calcium, max |
1.00% |
| Phosphorus, min |
0.7% |
| Copper, min |
40 ppm |
| Zinc, min |
140 ppm |
| Selenium, min |
0.3 ppm |
| Vitamin C, min |
75 mg/lb |
| Vitamin A, min |
6,000 IU/lb |
| Vitamin D3, min |
450 IU/lb |
| Vitamin E, min |
75 IU/lb |
| Biotin, min |
0.45 mg/lb |
|
Grain Products, Active Dry
Yeast, Processed Grain By-products, Dried Whey, Casein, Roughage
products, Forage Products, Dried Extracted Streptomyces
Fermentation Solubles, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate,
Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine, Folic
Acid, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfate Complex, Methionine
Supplement, L-Lysine, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Carbonate,
Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Lecithin, Natural and Artificial
Flavors, Copper Sulfate, Iron Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Ferrous
Sulfate, Copper Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide,
Ethylanediamine Dihydriodide, Cobalt Carbonate, Potassium
Chloride, Sodium Delenite, Sodium Sulfate, Cane Molasses,
Phosphoric Acid, Propionic Acid, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Copper
Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Cobalt
Glucohepionate, Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation
Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Sodium
Silico Aluminate, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation
Product, Dried Lactobacillus Lactis Fermentation Product,
Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried
Streptococcus Diacetilactis Fermentation Product, Hydrolyzed
Vegetable Oil, Soybean Oil, Corn Oil, Mineral Oil. |
Pennfield Phase Five - Senior's Choice
http://www.pennfield.com/equinefeed/phaseFeeds.cfm
| Crude Protein (min.)
|
14.0% |
| Crude Fat
(min.) |
6.5% |
| Crude Fiber (max.)
|
20.0% |
|
|
Purina Equine Senior
http://horse.purinamills.com/
| Crude Protein, min |
14% |
| Fat, min |
4.0% |
| Fiber, max |
16% |
| Calcium, min |
0.6% |
| Calcium, max |
0.9% |
| Phosphorus, min |
0.40% |
| Copper, min |
55 ppm |
| Zinc, min |
220 ppm |
| Vit. A, min |
3000 IU/lb |
| Selenium, min |
0.3ppm |
|
Processed grain by-products, forage products,
molasses products, roughage products, plant protein products,
grain products, soybean oil, salt, calcium carbonate, dicalcium
phosphate, calcium lignin sulfonate, propionic acid (a
preservative,) ascorbic acid, ferrous oxide, dried whey,
anise/fenugreek flavor, choline chloride, sodium selenite,
vitamin E supplement, citric acid, biotin, vitamin A supplement,
calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, ferric oxide,
tocopherols (a preservative,) vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3
supplement, folic acid, niacin supplement, ferrous carbonate,
manganous oxide, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, magnesium oxide,
calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate, DL-methionine, L-lysine. |
Triple Crown
Senior Formula
http://triplecrownfeed.com/senior.php
|
Crude Protein (min.) |
|
14.00% |
|
Lysine (min.) |
|
0.70% |
|
Methionine & Cystine (min.) |
|
0.35% |
|
Threonine (min.) |
|
0.40% |
|
Crude Fat (min.) |
|
10.00% |
|
Crude Fiber (max.) |
|
17.00% |
|
Calcium (min.) |
|
0.90% |
|
Calcium (max.) |
|
1.40% |
|
Phosphorus (min.) |
|
0.60% |
|
Magnesium (min.) |
|
0.37% |
|
Iron (min.) |
|
175.00 ppm |
|
Potassium (min.) |
|
1.25% |
|
Selenium (min.) |
|
0.50 ppm |
|
Zinc (min.) |
|
170.00 ppm |
|
Manganese (min.) |
|
100.00 ppm |
|
Copper (min.) |
|
55.00 ppm |
|
Vitamin A (min.) |
|
6,000 IU/lb |
|
Vitamin D (min.) |
|
1,000 IU/lb |
|
Vitamin E (min.) |
|
170 IU/lb |
|
Vitamin C (min.) |
|
45 mg/lb |
|
Biotin (min.) |
|
0.30 mg/lb |
|
Lactobacillus Acidophilus Bacteria (min.) |
|
1.3 million CFU/gm |
|
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (min.) |
|
2.5 million CFU/gm |
|
Cellulase (min.) |
|
110 CMC–ase
units/lb |
|
Protease (min.) |
|
0.40 Northrup
Units/lb |
|
Ingredients: Shredded Beet Pulp, Alfalfa Meal, Dehulled
Soybean Meal, Distillers Dried Grains, Wheat Middlings, Rice
Bran, Soybean Hulls, Cane Molasses, Ground Limestone, Dicalcium
Phosphate, Monocalcium-Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Sodium
Bicarbonate, Sodium Sesquicarbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Calcium
Carbonate, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate, Manganous
Sulfate, Magnesium Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc
Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate,
Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Sulfate,
Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin A
Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement,
Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K
Activity), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Riboflavin Supplement,
Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Choline Chloride, d-Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Beta Carotene, Trichoderma
Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Yeast Culture, Brewers
Dried Yeast, Dried Yeast Fermentation Solubles, Lactobacillus
Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Enterococcus Faecium
Fermentation Product, Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Fermentation Solubles, Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract,
D. L. Methionine, L-Lysine, Soybean Oil, (Propionic Acid, Sodium
Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives)), Kelp Meal, Yucca
Schidigera Extract, Ground Flax Seed, Lecithin, Fenugreek Seed,
Anethole |
Beet Pulp
|
crude
protein..............................10%
crude
fiber..............................18-20%
fat................................................3%
calcium....................................0.69%
phosphorus..............................0.10% |
Rice Bran
|
crude
protein..............................14%
crude
fiber..................................13%
fat.........................................15-20%
calcium...................................0.08%
phosphorus...............................1.7% |
Equi-Jewel Stabilized Rice Bran Pellet
|
Crude Protein
(min)...................................12.5%
Crude fat
(min)..........................................20.0%
Free fatty acids
(max).................................4.0%
Crude Fiber
(max).....................................13.0%
Calcium
(min).............................................2.6%
Calcium
(max)............................................3.6%
Phosphorous
(min)....................................1.75% |
Stabilized rice bran, calcium carbonate |
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