Better Bones 3.5Kg (58 days)

Better Bones Pellets is a carefully researched combination of key minerals, vitamin D3, vitamin K, collagen, and amino acids, to support proper bone growth and development in young, growing horses, including young racehorses and performance horses beginning training, as well as broodmares.

Skeletal development and health of a young horse begins in utero, and ensuring the mare receives the correct intake of key nutrients will be critical for the growth of the unborn foal. Producing high-quality milk requires a significant loss from the mare's nutrient stores, and maintaining mineral intake during peak lactation is vital to ensuring the foal receives the best nutrition to support rapid skeletal development in the first weeks and months of growth.

Mineral and other nutrient imbalances in young, growing animals have been recognized for some time as a potential factor in the incidence and severity of developmental skeletal abnormalities. Although genetics and environmental factors may also play a role, breeders and trainers can exercise a significant degree of control over the nutrition of the horses in their care, ensuring they receive optimal levels of key nutrients.

Young competitive horses, such as racehorses or show jumping, dressage, or eventing foals participating in age-restricted classes, are expected to train and compete, or compete where significant stresses are placed on immature bones and joints. While many factors can lead to skeletal problems in young performance horses, ensuring the correct nutrients are provided to help maximize bone density will help ensure optimal bone strength and may reduce the incidence and severity of bone injuries.

Better Bones can also be given to horses on long-term stall rest, where enforced inactivity can lead to bone demineralization, making the horse more vulnerable to further injury when work resumes.

What are the benefits of Better Bones Pellets?

Calcium is one of the most important minerals in bones, accounting for nearly 35% of equine bone. It also plays a key role in muscle and nerve function. Calcium is obtained from a combination of organic and inorganic sources to ensure optimal bioavailability, including seaweed, calcium gluconate, dicalcium phosphate, and alfalfa.

Phosphorus accounts for about 15% of bone and also plays a key role in energy and fat metabolism.

Magnesium - Approximately 60% of the magnesium in a horse's body is found in the skeleton (and about 30% in the muscles). Magnesium comes from seaweed.

Vitamin D3 - plays a key role in proper calcium metabolism

Vitamin K - Plays an important role in a number of physiological processes, including bone metabolism, energy production, and immune function.

MSM - supports horses' natural anti-inflammatory processes and provides a bioavailable source of sulfur to support hoof growth.

Collagen and Amino Acids – Collagen is a protein, and along with other key amino acids, it provides a framework for calcium, phosphorus, and other minerals to add strength and stiffen the structure or skeleton. This combination of collagen and minerals makes bones strong and flexible enough to withstand the stress of normal physical exertion. Collagen also supports the health of soft tissues (tendons and ligaments).

Copper, zinc, manganese, and silicon are key trace elements, provided from a combination of organic and inorganic sources to help ensure optimal bioavailability, and all play a key role in bone growth and development.

Key ingredients per 120g serving

Calcium 6600mg
Phosphorus 2200mg
Magnesium 1000mg
Ca:P3:1 ratio
Zinc 300mg
Copper 100mg
Monosilicic acid 120mg
Magnesium 300mg
Vitamin D3 2000iu
Collagen 360mg
Methionine 3000mg
Lysine 6000mg
MSM 2500mg
Vitamin K7mg

Additives per kg:

Technological additives: Monosilicic acid (dried and precipitated) 30.075 mg, E321 BHT 833 mg.

Binders: 1m558i Bentonite 60mg

Preservatives: 1a282 Calcium propionate 667 mg.

Nutritional additives: Vitamins: Vitamin D3 (3a671) 8333 iu, Trace elements: Total copper 833 mg, Copper (Copper (II) glycine hydrate chelate (3b413) 275 mg, Copper (Copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate (3b405) 558 mg, Total zinc (2500 mg), zinc oxide (3b603) 1675 mg, zinc chelate of glycine hydrate (3b607) 825 mg, Total manganese (2500 mg), manganese (manganese oxide 3b502) 1675 mg, manganese (manganese chelate of glycine hydrate 3b506) 825 mg. 23300 mg. Amino acids :: Lysine hydrochloride (3.2.3) 54500 mg, DL methionine (3c301) 23300 mg, L-threonine (3c410) 5000 mg.

Composition: Wheat feed, Hipro Soy (from genetically modified sources), Micronized flax seed, Dried alfalfa, Maerl, Wheat, Dicalcium phosphate, Methylsulfonyl methane (MSM) Calcium gluconate, Whey, Collagen (marine).

Analytical components:

Crude Protein 22.2%
Crude fat 7.0%
Crude fiber 6.3%
Raw ash 23.0%
Sodium (salt) 0.2%
Calcium 5.4%
Phosphorus 1.8%
Magnesium 0.7%
Lysine 5.0%
Methionine 2.5%
Threonine 1.0%

For a typical mature weight of 500g:

Weaned: (6-12 months) 60 g per day

Young: (12-24 months) 90 g per day

Young performance horses: 60-120g per day

Broodmares: 120 g per day

Maximum per day: 120g

Attached is a 60g measure (approx.)