Lifestyle Animal Supplements

Magnesium is essential for brain and nerve function. It is also vital for hair and horn growth. Many pastures are deficient in magnesium so supplementation is often necessary. Magnesium oxide provides a readily absorbable source of magnesium that can also help neutralise excess stomach acid.

Magnesium supplementation is often used to help calm horses who suffer from anxiety and nervousness. It is also thought to be helpful for horses with poor quality hoof growth and is often recommended for horses exhibiting low-grade foot pain due to poor metabolic function.

Magnesium Oxide is about 50% absorbable, depending on the relative levels of Calcium also present. The advantage of magnesium oxide is that the body will not absorb it if there is no deficiency, so it is difficult to overdose a horse using this source.

Dose Rate:

The normal blood level for Magnesium in horses is 2.2-2.7mg/dl, according to National Research Council in 2007 (NRC), serum magnesium values below 1.6mg/dl are defined as hypomagnesaemia. According to NRC, an intake of 20mg of Magnesium per kilogram of bodyweight per day is necessary to maintain normal blood serum levels. Thus, for a 500kg horse in light to moderate exercise, an intake of 10g per day is necessary to maintain blood levels.

Summit - Littlix Salt Blocks - 2.5Kg

Features & Benefits:
Convenient smaller blocks
Ideal for cattle, deer, horses, sheep and goats
Suitable for high country sheep farming to avoid smothering
Trace minerals for animal health

Dose Rates - Littlix Block 2.5kg
Cattle/Deer/Horse: 1 block per stock unit
Sheep/Goat: 1 block per 10 stock units

Content – Active Elemental Loading:
Sodium Chloride 89.2%
Iodine 94 mg/kg
Sodium 34.8%
Iron 89 mg/kg
Calcium 2.79%
Cobalt 65 mg/kg
Copper 1250 mg/kg
Selenium 3 mg/kg
Zinc 580 mg/kg

Why Salt Blocks?
Animals have sought salt since the beginning of time, gathering at salt licks to satisfy their need for salt. Many New Zealand soils and pastures are naturally low in available sodium, and the use of certain fertilisers, such as Potash, may accelerate the leaching process.

​Sodium deficiencies are manifested as abnormal licking or chewing of wood, soil and sweat of other animals and may be accompanied by a decline in growth rates and/or milk production.

Common Salt (sodium chloride) is an essential constituent of animal diet. Because many New Zealand pastures are deficient in sodium some form of supplementation is often necessary. For instance, lactating cows need a daily minimum of 20gms of sodium chloride, dry cattle a minimum of 10gms and sheep a minimum of 2gms.

Sodium is routinely expelled from the body in milk, urine, faeces, sweat and saliva. Sodium should be available to farm animals every day and because of this, is a convenient carrier of other minerals.
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Salt may be one of the most cost effective methods of increasing production.
Sodium in some form should be available at all times all year round
Dairy cows’ salt requirements significantly increase when lactating, as large amounts of sodium are excreted in milk
Young animals in rapid growth need sodium for new tissue formation
When sodium is deficient, appetite is suppressed
Trials prove Summit® Salt Blocks last nearly 4 times longer than loose rock salt and require twice as much rainfall before broken down by the elements.
Compact 20kg Summit® Salt Blocks are easy to stack, handle and dispense.

Elements:
New Zealand dairy cows grazing pasture are most susceptible to deficiencies of cobalt, copper, iodine, and selenium.
Zinc supplementation is also important for immunity and hoof health.
Trace mineral deficiencies may induce problems such as abortions, retained placentas, mastitis, and infertility.
Summit Salt – No.1 Choice Throughout New Zealand.

Apple Cider Vinegar 

The Benefits of Feeding Your Horse Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)

1. Improve digestion and balance PH levels in your horse

Apple Cider Vinegar works to acidify the horse’s stomach for better digestion, cleansing the digestic tract.  It can also aid in the absorption of minerals and helps balance the acid/alkaline ratio which is essential for good health.  ACV can work as a natural anti-biotic, and can discourage parasites and water-borne diseases.  Apple Cider Vinegar also contains anti-oxidants, which are vital to protect the horse’s body from free radicals which can cause a lot of damage.

2. Ease Arthritis symptoms & help with joint movement and muscle function

Both horses and humans have benefited from ACV to help control the pain and stiffness associated with arthritis.  It can help break down acid crystals, which can build up in joints and cause your horse tissue stiffness and soreness. 

3. Natural Insect Control

By feeding your horse or pony ACV daily in their feed, it causes higher levels of thiamine (vitamin B) to be excreted through their skin, which discourages biting insects such as flies and mosquitos. 

You can also make your own fly repellant by mixing together 2 cups ACV, 1 cup water, 1 cup bath oil and 2 teaspoons of citronella.  Simply mix well and spray over the horse’s coat for a natural fly repellent!

4. Mane and Tail Conditioner

Condition your horse’s mane and tail naturally by adding 1 cup of ACV to a bucket of water for the final rinse after washing your horse’s tail.  Use a spray bottle for the mane with the same quantities of water and ACV.  This will leave your horse’s mane and tail incredibly soft and smooth and will remove any soap residue.

Livamol

See the difference within 14 days. For yearling preparation, show or stud stock or whenever horses need to look their best, LIVAMOL® is the secret ingredient. LIVAMOL® contains a proven formula of oils and oilseed meals, all selected for their ability to improve skin and coat condition. A new richness of colour and sheen in the coat is produced in 14 days or less, generally matched by a brighter, more alert attitude. 'Cool' energy and good health is a promise LIVAMOL® can easily fulfil. Prime protein meals, blended with dried molasses and (cool) energy sources have been balanced with trace minerals and essential vitamins to produce a concentrated and nutritious feed additive. An ideal way to provide the energy and protein horses need without the fizziness of grains. LIVAMOL® is highly palatable, helps stimulate appetite and can be added to all feed rations LIVAMOL® keeps them looking good and feeling good. Now in a range of zip seal and press seal bags. A formulated blend of high oil proteins, vitamins and minerals to improve coat condition and enhance overall appearance and attitude of horses. Contains iron, manganese, iodine, zinc, copper, cobalt and vitamins A, D, B1, B2, B6 and B12. 

Battles Poultry Spice

A mineral supplement to keep birds healthy and to improve their all-round condition and performance. Promotes good eggshell quality. Helps to maintain their condition during the winter months.
Size: 450gm

Salt is an important additive to all animal diets. It provides nutrients and trace elements essential for general health. 

Sourced from the Himalayas. 

Active Ingredients: Sodium Chloride 98.62%, Calcium 0.11%, Magnesium 0.4%, Water insoluble matter 0.73%, Iron as Fe 0.001%, Sulphate as Na2SO4 0.10%, Moisture contents 0.03% 

Size: 2.25kg Block - Fits in a standard size salt block holder

Jumpstart™

Jumpstart™ Full Cream Colostrum is a replacement colostrum powder designed as a natural supplement for new-born animals that have received little or no colostrum at birth. It provides essential IgG’s for new-born animals.
TYPICAL ANALYSIS
Total Protein 44%
Immunoglobulin G 9%
Fat 25%
Lactose 22%
Minerals 5%
Moisture 4%

Available in 600g pail, 5kg pail and 20kg bag

Benefits
Contains 9% Immunoglobulins (IgG’s) which are the initial building blocks of health and immunity in ruminants.
Contains vital growth performance nutrients Vitamin A, E and Niacin.
 
Made from high casein protein and high fat cream powder.
Formulated as a complete first feed, meaning no mixing with milk is required.

Footrot Aerosol

FIL Footrot Aerosol is a strong, antibacterial spray solution formulated to treat footrot in sheep, goats and cattle.

Medium Solar Salt 

Screened  industrial grade 

25kg

Summit Multimineral Salt Mix

Summit General Multimineral Salt Mix provides essential salt with additional trace minerals (Cu, Zn, Co, I, Se) in a convenient loose mix that can be added to feeds.

The loose mix can be used all year round with all stock classes except Texel sheep (as copper supplements can be toxic to Texel’s).

It is believed that garlic is one of the most effective natural healing substances in the world.

There are many benefits of garlic including antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic effects, pain relief, reducing blood pressure, improving respiratory diseases and infections and acting as a fly repellent.

Garlic can be used as a regular equine feed supplement. 

Garlic is rich in selenium & sulfur. Sulphur is recognized as having blood-cleansing properties that are useful in preventing disease. It is essential that over supplementation of garlic does not occur.

A concentrated non-swabbable nutritional formula designed to support horses in times of high exertion or stress.

Such times may include when competing, travelling or in extreme heat and humidity.

Stress Paste supports a horse’s gut and muscle physiology in a way that helps them directly deal with stress.

In helping a horse actually cope with stress, we are able to reduce the impact of stress on performance, behaviour and recovery.

This feed supplement has a unique protective effect for the fore and hindgut and provides magnesium for normal nerve function, amino acids for gut wall health, a powerful prebiotic for gut microbiome support, betaine for hydration, B vitamins for muscle and appetite, magnesium hydroxide and pectin to help protect the stomach and Vitamins C & E for antioxidant protection. 

Tubes contain 60ml, Pack contains 360ml.

Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox® 6%

High quality protein feed for young lambs

Suitable for young lambs four days old through until after weaning.

NRM Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox® 6% are a high protein, readily digestible energy formulation designed to encourage good rumen development in young lambs and aid in the prevention of coccidiosis.

Key Benefits and Features

High quality protein pellet, aiding the development of muscle and bone.

Contains highly digestible cereal grains which help stimulate rumen papillae development and encourage greater feed intakes.

Early rumen development reduces the risk of feed intake checks at weaning and may reduce rearing costs.

Contains essential vitamins, minerals, and trace elements needed for optimal growth, development and vigour.

Palatability helps ensure any twin or triplet multiple born lamb is adequately fed until after weaning.

Provides creep feed supplementation for lambs on ewes during pasture shortfalls and helps transition lambs onto pasture at weaning.

Deccox® 6% aids in the prevention of coccidiosis.

Feeding Rates

May vary with different breeds and farming practices. As a supplement to milk feeding, feed NRM Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox® ad lib from 4 days of age. Healthy lambs older than 4 weeks of age, over 9kg body weight, and typically eating 200g/ head/day of NRM Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox®, may be weaned off milk and onto pasture. After weaning, slowly reduce pellet intake over the next 6 weeks to a minimum of 85g NRM Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox®/head/day.

Feeding Recommendations

NRM LAMB PERFORMANCE PELLETS WITH DECCOX® ARE SPECIFICALLY FORMULATED FOR USE IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

Orphaned and surplus lambs in both commercial and lifestyle farm situations, along with lamb milk replacer, and grass or hay

Lambs from 4 days old (after good colostrum intake has been achieved), through until after weaning

Alternatively, use with 3-4 week old lambs after starting on NRM Lamb Start Mix with Deccox®

Creep feed to lambs on ewes prior to and after weaning, aiding the transition onto a pasture only diet

GUIDELINES:

Introduce pellets gradually to avoid digestive upsets

Ensure lambs have access to fresh clean drinking water at all times

Offer dry fresh pellets daily in clean troughs

Check lambs regularly for any signs of scouring, bloating and lack of appetite, seeking qualified assistance where necessary

Ingredients selected from

Cereal grains (wheat, maize, barley and triticale), cereal by-products, legumes, oilseed meals, by-products, molasses, vegetable oil, minerals, vitamins, essential oils, flavour, organic acids, Deccox®.

Typical analysis (approximate on a dry matter basis)

Energy* 12.8 MJ ME/kg DM

Crude Protein 19%

Crude Fat 2.5%

Selenium 1mg/kg

*Metabolisable Energy (ME) values are calculated by a registered laboratory from an equation and are not an actual measurement. Therefore they are only a guide for predicting the energy content of a feed.

Storage

Please ensure product is stored in a cool, dry and vermin free environment.

Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox® 6%

FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY

ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Decoquinate 6% at 0.66kg/tonne.

INDICATIONS: To aid in the treatment and prevention of coccidiosis in young sheep caused by Eimeria ovinoidalis, E. crandallis, E. parva and E. bakuensis

CAUTION: Do not use with bentonite. Contains 1mg/kg added selenium. Do not feed to bobby calves.

DOSE RATE: For prevention only, aim to feed a daily dose of 0.5mg/kg body weight of decoquinate, (e.g., 126g NRM Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox® per 10kg lamb). To aid in the treatment of coccidiosis, provide a daily dose of decoquinate of 1mg/kg body weight, (e.g. 252g NRM Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox® per 10kg lamb). Feed for at least 28 days during periods of coccidiosis exposure, or when experience indicates that coccidiosis is likely to be a hazard

WITHOLDING PERIOD: It is an offence for users of this product to cause residues exceeding the relevant MRL in the Food notice: Maximum Residues for Agricultural Compounds.

Meat: Sheep, Goats, Cattle, Poultry: Nil

Milk: Sheep, Goats, Cattle: Milk intended for sale for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for not less than 35 days following the last treatment

Eggs: Do not use eggs from chickens for human consumption that have ingested feed containing Deccox®

NRM Lamb Performance Pellets with Deccox® 6% at 0.66kg/t (39.6mg/kg Decoquinate). ACVM Registration Number A011012. See www.nzfsa.govt.nz/acvm for registration conditions.

By law the user must take due care, obtaining expert advice if necessary to avoid unnecessary pain and distress when using the product other than as directed on the label.

Caution: Do not feed to any animal species other than those stipulated on the label.

Dried Crickets 100gms

100% natural treats for reptiles,birds & tropical fish

High in protein

Dried crickets provide a protein rich treat that is also loaded with calcium.

Feeding Guide: Feed 2-5 crickets per meal, depending on size and species. For smaller fish and reptiles, break crickets into small pieces. Dried crickets

should be offered with other food items appropriate for your pet to diversify its diet and reduce the likelihood of nutritional disease. Store in a cool, dry place.

Ingredients: Dried crickets.

Nutritional Analysis: Protein 63%, Fat 10.3%, Fibre 4.4%, Moisture 8%, Calcium .1%

Vigest

Ideal for horses who have gone off their feed, are weak or in a depressed state.

Contains amino acids, B group vitamins, electrolytes & dextrose.

A tonic & vitamin supplement for horses, cattle, lambs, cats & dogs.

General tonic and appetite stimulant. Ideal for animals that are off their food, weak or debilitated.

May be used to assist in the rearing of orphaned or premature young and may be given in conjunction with Dexolyte.

Contains amino acids, B group vitamins, electrolytes & dextrose. A tonic & vitamin supplement for horses, cattle, lambs, cats & dogs.

Equi-Knewe

A magnesium-rich effective prebiotic for horses and other animals.

• Improves stamina, exercise recovery and immune performance.
• Enables the horse owner to reduce crude protein in the horse diet, leading to less offensive dung odours.
• Expect better social behaviour and easier training.

Opti-Min best horse minerals and quality vitamins provides premium equine nutrition to boost the health and performance of your horse.

Opti-Min best horse minerals and vitamins provide optimal levels of antioxidants, organic minerals including organic copper and zinc.

But excluding iron and manganese due to New Zealand pastures having sufficient.

In addition, contains the essential amino acids methionine, lysine and threonine, a proven prebiotic with added salt to ensure all nutritional requirements are met.

We have ensured our best horse minerals are also palatable and tasty for horses.

Each fortified dose has been carefully formulated by our research chemist in conjunction with equine nutritionists to achieve optimal balance in your horse’s diet.

Our vitamins and chelated minerals are bioavailable offering high digestibility and enhanced absorption.

We use the latest innovation of glycinate mineral technology which is proven superior to proteinates (Ref BASAF clinical trial on absorption vs availability comparing glycinates to proteinates).

With this unique and comprehensive formula of our best horse minerals, simply choose your dose to best reflect the diet, this will be either 30, 60 or 80 grams (full instructions on pack) as your horse is an individual and so is their diet.

Select Opti-min for your best horse minerals and quality vitamins purposely made for New Zealand horses.

Fortevite Extra has been formulated to provide the recommended daily requirements of a range of vitamins and minerals and can be used with confidence to supplements diets where any of these are thought to be lacking.

It contains organic, highly bioavailable forms of iron,zinc,manganese,copper,selenium and chromium for rapid assimilation and speedy recovery.

FourFlax Equine Biotin+

Fourflax Biotin+ is a unique blend of amino acids, vitamins and minerals, all playing key roles in building healthy hooves, and improving skin & coat condition skin and coat. 

High levels of methionine and biotin per daily feed help to increase the strength and quality of the hoof, and organic zinc and copper can play a key role in restoring skin and coat health.

The perfect supplement to provide Omega 3, 6 and 9 Essential Fatty Acids for healthy hooves, supple skin and sparkling coats.

Building blocks for the healthiest hooves around!

Ingredients:
Flax seed fibre, methionine, biotin, organic zinc, organic copper, garlic powder, natural sweetner.

Daily Feeding Recommendation (scoop enclosed holds approx. 20g): 

Ponies/horses <15hh - 1 scoop per day

Horses >15hh - 1 1/2 scoops per day

Ensure there is a supply of water available when feeding.

Storage Guidelines:
Store in a cool, dark place out of direct sunlight. Once opened, keep dry and use within 3 months.