Gumnuts 20kg

Aged Care & Condition – The original & still the first choice for aged horses and ponies.

Mitavite® Gumnuts® is Australia’s original and most trusted feed especially formulated for aged horses and ponies. Highly nutritious, palatable and safe to feed, Gumnuts® provides a unique balance of vitamins and minerals specifically formulated to address the challenges of old age. Omega 3 oils, antioxidants and essential amino acids are provided in a highly digestible form. Gumnuts® reduces to a soft mash when water is added.
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Description

Unique Features of Mitavite Gumnuts

  • Fully steam extruded to maximise digestibility and nutrient utilization.
  • Nutrient dense to provide optimal nutrition for older horses and ponies.
  • Can be wetted down easily to a mash for beloved oldies with poor teeth.
  • Contains  Live Yeast to aid in the improvement of feed digestion.
  • Contains Bonafide®, Mitavite®’s exclusive Vitamin K supplement that supports bone density and good health.
  • No Added Soy & Molasses*

Choose Mitavite Gumnuts when

  • Your cherished old horse or pony is struggling to maintain muscle mass and topline
  • Your older horse has poor teeth and needs his feed softened to a mash
  • You need the support of a premium feed during the colder months or when pasture is limited
  • Digestive function is compromised by age
  • You are wanting to support bone density and good health with Bonafide®, Mitavite®’s exclusive vitamin K supplement.

 

Available in 20kg bags.

Ingredients

Canola meal, barley, Mitavite®’s vitamin and mineral premix (including heat stable vitamins and chelated mineral proteinates), canola oil, (including Omega 3 and Omega 9 Oils), mill mix, salt, lysine, methionine, Live Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae and Quinaquanone® (the active constituent of Bonafide®).

*This product is manufactured on the same production line as other Mitavite® products and while not included in this formulation traces of soy and molasses may be present.

THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN RESTRICTED ANIMAL MATERIAL.

Daily Feeding Guide

GUMNUTS FEEDING GUIDE
Maintenance
Bodyweight kg 300 400 500 600
Gumnuts® kg 1.5 – 1.75 1.75 – 2 2.25 – 2.5 2.5 – 3
Lucerne hay or chaff kg 1 – 1.25 1.5 – 1.75 2 – 2.25 2 – 2.5
Roughage* kg 3.25 + 4.5 + 5 + 7 +
Pleasure Riding
Bodyweight kg 300 400 500 600
Gumnuts® kg 1.75 – 2 2 – 2.25 2.75 – 3 3.25 – 3.5
Lucerne hay or chaff kg 1 – 1.25 1.5 – 1.75 2 – 2.25 2.25 – 2.5
Roughage* kg 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
Light Work
Bodyweight kg 300 400 500 600
Gumnuts® kg 2 – 2.25 2.5 – 3 3 – 3.5 3.75 – 4.25
Lucerne hay or chaff kg 1.25 – 1.5 2 – 2.25 2.5 – 3 3 – 3.5
Roughage* kg 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
Medium Work
Bodyweight kg 300 400 500 600
Gumnuts® kg 2.5 – 2.75 2.75 – 3.25 3.5 – 4 4.25 – 4.75
Lucerne hay or chaff kg 1.5 – 1.75 2.25 – 2.75 2.75 – 3.25 3.5 – 3.75
Roughage* kg 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
Regular Strenuous Work
Bodyweight kg 300 400 500 600
Gumnuts® kg 3 – 3.25 3.75 – 4.25 4.5 – 5 5.5 – 6
Lucerne hay or chaff kg 2 – 2.25 2.5 – 3 3 – 3.5 3.5 – 4
Roughage* kg 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
*Roughage (hay, chaff, oaten, cereal hay, meadow hay, pasture, Beet Pulp etc) should be fed at 1-1.5% of bodyweight. Total daily feed (concentrate + roughage) should be 2-3% of bodyweight depending on age, workload & climate. Refer to the exercise calculator to determine classification of workload. Feeding rates intended as a guide only.  All variables should be taken into consideration.

Nutritional Content

ANALYSIS (As fed)
ENERGY DE (MJ/kg) 12
PROTEIN % 16
FAT % 7
FIBRE % 10
STARCH% 18
WSC %** 7.2
**WSC (Simple sugars, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and fructans)
NUTRIENT LEVELS in 1kg
Calcium 12g
Phosphorous 10g
Magnesium 5g
Potassium 12g
Sodium 5g
Chloride 9g
Manganese 195mg
Iron 190mg
Copper 80mg
Iodine 1.32mg
Zinc 200mg
Selenium 0.8mg
Molybdenum 1.2mg
Vitamin A 12270iu
Vitamin D 1480iu
Vitamin E 260iu
Quinaquanone® 1750ug
Niacin 89mg
Thiamin 18mg
Vitamin B2 6mg
Vitamin B12 23ug
Pantothenate 20mg
Vitamin B6 10mg
Glycosaminoglycans 2,500mg
Folate 5mg
Biotin 800ug
Choline 1.7g
Lysine

 

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