Description

TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes are one of only two TopSpec products that are formulated to include cereal grains and therefore provide ‘fast-releasing’ energy. This highly-innovative muesli blend is 25% more conditioning than traditional conditioning mixes and cubes. As an approximate guide 1.5kg (3lb) of Super Conditioning Flakes will replace 2kg (4lb) of traditional cereals/cerealbased feeds.

TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes are designed to be added to a TopSpec feed balancer or supplement and therefore contain no added vitamins or trace-elements. That is why we call them a ‘blend,’ because they are a blend of straight raw materials rather than a complete feed. One of the ways in which they are superior to most straights however, is that they have been supplemented with the major minerals calcium and sodium. For example feeding TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes instead of oats to broodmares should eliminate the need to add a source of calcium, usually limestone.

TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes are full of naturally oil-rich ingredients and are very palatable. ‘Naturally oilrich ingredients’ contain intracellular oil. This is oil that occurs within the cells of a plant. Feeding intracellular oil is a very palatable and highly-available way of providing oil in the diet. These calories are balanced with high quality soya as a protein source and with available sources of calcium and salt added.

The flakes contain cooked oats as one of their major ingredients and therefore contain a medium level of starch (approximately 35%). This compares with a starch level of 55% in cooked wheat, 51% in cooked barley and 61% in cooked maize.

Partly because the cereal is cooked and partly because 25% of the calories come from ‘Non-Heating’ oil, recommended intakes of TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes do not cause over-exuberant behaviour in most horses. However a small number of horses cannot tolerate starch in their diets and some owners prefer not to feed it, in those situations we recommend TopSpec CoolCondition Cubes.

TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes are particularly beneficial where weight gain is required but feed sizes cannot be increased or already too large. They are ideal for show horses and ponies and bloodstock being prepared for sales. They are also very useful for broodmares in late gestation when their digestive capacity is reduced by the increasing size of the foal and broodmares in early lactation when the energy demands on the mare are very high and maintaining condition can be difficult. These flakes are perfect in controlled amounts for elderly horses that struggle to maintain condition, particularly in winter and for fussy feeders that require increased calorie intake but dislike oil or greasy, high-fat premixes.

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