Blog - "Nutrition"
Posted by Claudia Isabell Mack on 12 Dec 2024
The rainy season has not yet quite picked up after Namibia's current drought period. Pastures are dry and of low quality. Therefore, urea-containing protein licks are still widely used to help ruminant animals digest dry, lignified grass.
Urea, a non-protein nitrogen, has a protein equivalent of 281%. The nitrogen in the urea is used as a building block for microbial protein. Although urea contains no other nutrients except nitrogen, it makes animal lick supplements more cost-effective. Urea is hydrolyzed in the rumen to ammonia. Rumen microbes use ammonia for their metabolism and the… Read More
Posted by Admin on 4 Apr 2024
Dear Equestrian community
When it comes to feeding your horse, we want to make things easier; therefore, Equibran mash will now be replaced with Equibran pellets, which can be used as a complementary feed with a balanced horse feed. This product can be fed dry or soaked in water, allowing for more flexibility and a lower chance of choking when the product has not been moistened by mistake.
Equibran offers an optimal fiber source with high-quality protein and is a natural source of phosphorus. Equibran, also known as digestive wheat bran, is low in starch and high in digestible fibre. It… Read More
Posted by Claudia Isabell Mack on 1 Jun 2023
Met die winter-dekseisoen wat voorlê staar die produsent ‘n paar uitdagings in die gesig, en die koste knyptang raak al groter. Deur na die navorsing te kyk wat gedoen is in die verlede en die kennis wat beskikbaar is, kan ‘n hele paar aannames suksesvol gemaak word. Een van die aannames is beslis wanneer dit kom by ons beeste se kondisie, loop dit hand aan hand met dragtigheidspersentasies.
Table A:
Tabel A, verduidelik die invloed van massaverlies op die oestrussiklus van veldbeeste. Sodra ‘n koei ‘n massaverlies van rondom 70 kg het staak haar oestrussiklus en hervat eers weer sodra… Read More
Posted by Claudia Isabell Mack on 9 May 2023
Herkouers is anatomies aangepas om veselagtige voedingstowwe te verteer om aan hul nutriënte behoeftes te voorsien. Verteringsensieme alleen kan nie sellulose verteer nie. Hierdie polysaccharide is volop in veselagtige voere. Die gebruik van ruvoere behels komplekse interaksies tussen die verteringstelsel van die herkouer, die mikro-organismes wat in simbiose saam met die herkouer leef, en die plante wat die herkouer inneem.
Rumen ontwikkeling
Met geboorte is die rumen steriel (Dag 0). Dus is die kalf/lam ʼn enkelmaag dier aan die begin van sy lewe totdat die rumen begin ontwikkel. Op dag 1… Read More
Posted by Claudia Isabell Mack on 22 Mar 2023
The technical team and nutritionist at Feedmaster decided a little over a year ago to improve the Equimaster horse feed range to make it the top option for Namibian horse owners and their animals.
The goal is to create a very appealing feed that will satisfy even the pickiest horses while offering a full meal to supplement the roughage portion of the horse's daily nutritional requirements.
This range includes a Maintenance (min 12% protein), Performance (min 14% protein) and Endurance (min 11% protein) feed. The Equimaster Maintenance and Performance feed are available in muesli and pellets… Read More
