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HOW OUR KNOWLEDGE and APPLICATION
of EQUINE NUTRITION
SETS US APART FROM THE REST
Copyright Kalmbach Feeds, Inc. 2013
Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D.
Director of Equine Nutrition
Tribute Equine Nutrition
Kalmbach Feeds, Inc
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
THE POWER OF RESULTS!
The FASTEST growing
HORSE NUTRITION
company in the Nation
ESSENTIAL K with KALM ULTRA
Understanding the NRC 2007
Recommendations
Stated as AMOUNTS not % or Concentration
Reflects TOTAL DIET – supplied by forage and
concentrate ("grain") combined
Does not distinguish between Limiting vs. NonLimiting nutrients
Are RECOMMENDATIONS – do not have to
follow
VIEW - MINIMUMS or AVERAGES?
DISSENT on PERCENT
Need to address NSC (as well as all other nutrients)
in AMOUNTS not %
75% NSC
75% NSC
Nutrient Requirements:
A RANGE not a specific number
Kronfeld: Clinical Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Horses
Calories
Amino Acids
TOTAL DIET
Mostly Grass Hay
balanced with
WELL-DESIGNED
CONCENTRATE
Horse in Light Work
TOTAL DIET
Mostly Grass Hay
balanced with
WELL-DESIGNED
CONCENTRATE
Horse in Moderate Work
What about nutrients and types of horses not
addressed by NRC 2007??
Research and Development
 Partner in Cooperative Research Farms (CRF)
Largest group-owned, independent research
organization in the world
 Cutting edge nutritional research
 Sugar & Starch (“NSC” = non-structural carbohydrates)
 Amino Acids vs. Protein
 Our products incorporate the most advanced nutritional
ideas
Nutritional Design - Fixed Formulations
INGREDIENTS:
Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans,
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Flour, Wheat Middlings, Dried
Whey, Cane Molasses, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium
Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Soybean Oil, Lignin Sulfonate,
Magnesium Oxide, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Salt, Potassium
Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin A
Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement,
Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pantothenic Acid,
Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite
Complex (Source of Vitamin K), Riboflavin, Ascorbic Acid,
Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese
Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Cobalt
Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Selenium Yeast, Copper Proteinate,
Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Active Dry
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Hydrated
Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate, Silicon Dioxide, Propionic
Acid, and Natural and Artificial Flavor.
Nutritional Design
 State of the art AMINO ACID BALANCE
Crude Protein (Min.) ....................28.0%
Lysine (Min.) ...................................2.2%
Methionine (Min.)............................0.6%
Methionine & Cystine (Min.) .........1.0%
Threonine (Min.)..............................1.2%
Crude Protein (Min.) ....................14.0%
Lysine (Min.) ..................................0.75%
Methionine (Min.)...........................0.22%
Methionine & Cystine (Min.) .........0.5%
Threonine (Min.)..............................0.5%
Nutritional Design (cont.)
 Optimal Levels of Organic (chelated) Minerals
- absorbed 2-4 times better than inorganic minerals!
Copper (Cu) (Min.) ...................200 ppm
Listed as: Copper Proteinate
Zinc (Zn) (Min...........................400 ppm
Listed as: Zinc Proteinate
Selenium (Se) (Min.)..................1.5 ppm
Listed as: Selenium Yeast
Manganese (Mn) (Min.) ...........240 ppm
Listed as: Manganese Proteinate
PROBIOTICS?
A horse on a consistent diet, not under stress, will have a “normal”
population of bacteria, protozoa and fungi in the hindgut (cecum
and large colon) maintained by a normal pH (acidity)
Diet changes (even hay), high NSC diets, work and trailering can
alter the pH of the gut which can destroy the beneficial bacteria
and allow pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria to flourish
Issues with just adding the beneficial bacteria to the diet:
 No proof they make it through the gauntlet of the pH 2
stomach and protein-digesting, 70 foot long small intestine
(bacteria are made of PROTEIN!)
 If they DO get to the hindgut, they are dumped in to the same
destructive pH pool that caused the problem in the first place!
They won’t survive!
Addition of Equi-FermXL to ALL Tribute Products
APPROVED IN E.U. FOR
HORSES!
Microencapsulated – stable
to processing and transit
through horse’s GI tract
overall gut health and pH
stability by selecting for
lactic acid CONSUMERS
and selecting against lactic
acid PRODUCERS
improved fiber digestibility
Research Proven Benefits of Equi-FermXL
Provides a direct source of nutrients (vitamins,
amino acids) to the beneficial bacteria
Reduces the incidence of abnormal behaviour
such as wood chewing or wind sucking
Improves weight gain in young growing horses
Highly palatable
TRIBUTE EQUINE NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS SYSTEM
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TRIBUTE EQUINE NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS SYSTEM
Application:
1. Body Fat - Fat over the RIBS per the Henneke System as
primary indicator of insufficient or excess calories
(WITHERS would be secondary)
2. Metabolic Issues (i.e. metabolic syndrome, insulin
resistance) Presence of Fat Deposits:
A. Over the Crest
B. Behind the Shoulder Blade
C. On Either Side of the Tailhead
3. Topline Score to indicate amino acid status
TRIBUTE EQUINE NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS SYSTEM
Separates the need for calories from the
requirements for “non-calorie” nutrients
(amino acids, vitamins, minerals)
Addresses the correct AMOUNT and SOURCE of
calories for a particular horse – NSC versus fat
and digestible fiber
Allows us to react to individual differences in
amino acid needs separate from calorie needs
INDICATORS OF METABOLIC ISSUES
TOPLINE MUSCLE SCORING SYSTEM
Topline
Score
Criterion
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Loin muscle above level
of spine
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Loin muscle even with
level of spine
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Loin muscle below level
of spine but does not
exceed 45 degrees below
level
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Loin muscle under 45
degrees below level, but
still palpable
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T.E.N. TOPLINE MUSCLE SCORING SYSTEM
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FLAGSHIP PRODUCT
HIGHEST SELLING PRODUCTS
Helping your customers find the
right Tribute product - Questions
What type of hay are you currently feeding?
What is the hay quality like?
 Soft ?
 Green?
Good smelling?
Not dusty or moldy?
If poor quality hay (stemmy, little green color etc.)
recommend higher fiber products like KALM N EZ,
MATURITY PELLET/TEXTURED
If hay is 50% or higher in legume, recommend “ALFA”
products
Helping your customers find the right
Tribute product – Questions (cont.)
What grain (concentrate) product are you currently
feeding?
How much per day or per feeding?
If 3 pounds or less per day, recommend ESSENTIAL K
If more than 3 pounds, go on to situations in feeding
chart
SUMMARY
Nutritional Design
 Fixed Formulations
 TRULY based on forage (“Forage First”)
 All Tribute Products are Designed Using the new NRC 2007
Recommendations!!
 NO NEED FOR EXPENSIVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Product Consistency
 Manufactured in one State-of-the-Art Facility
 Rigorous testing of incoming ingredients and final products
SUMMARY (CONT.)
Cost and Nutrition
 Compare COST or NUTRITION at RECOMMENDED
FEEDING RATES
 Talk in TOTAL NUTRIENT INTAKE not PERCENTS
Product Recommendations
 Utilize TRIBUTE EQUINE NUTRITION PRODUCT
SELECTION GUIDE in PRODUCT MENU booklet
 Utilize CUSTOM FEEDING CHARTS for ESSENTIAL K
and “Full Feeds”
QUESTIONS???