Sentinel Safe Start
Easily digestible extruded horse feed for foal growth.
Life Stage: | Grower, Lactation |
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Feed Type: | Feed |
Feed Form: | Extruded |
Packaging: | 50-lb |
and lactating mares. Sentinel® Safe Start is a highly fortified high-protein and high-fat feed providing the precise nutrition to support healthy foal growth and milk production and composition in mares. This unique formula is also recommended for show horses where muscle mass, topline and coat condition are desired. An extruded feed, Sentinel
Safe Start offers a safe and natural way to provide essential nutrition that may be easily digested for optimal nutrient utilization.
- gutWise™ Nutrient Release Technology - A proprietary blend of prebiotics, probiotics, marine-sourced calcium and NutriVantage® for horses helps maintain total digestive health. These components are delivered in an exclusive extruded form to help support nutrient digestibility and availability.
- Stable Digestive Environment - Probiotics and prebiotics aid in maintaining digestive health and microbial fermentation for sustained nutrient digestibility, absorption and assimilation.
- Gastric Balance - Bioavailable marine-sourced calcium helps support gastric pH and health.
- Optimized Nutrition - NutriVantage® for horses incorporates exclusive components that may help aid in nutrient availability and maintenance of a healthy gut environment for immune support.
- Limited Starch and Sugar - A low starch and sugar diet is often recommended by veterinarians and nutritionists for horses with metabolic and digestive challenges.
- ‘Cool’ Energy - A sequential release of energy from fat and fermentable fiber provides lower starch calories to meet complex energy demands and help maintain normal digestive health.
- Healthy Rate of Intake - The light and airy nature of extruded feeds may facilitate the breakdown of feed while encouraging slow consumption and more thorough chewing for maintaining digestive health.
- Nutrient Density and Release - A nutrient dense diet means more nutrition by weight, potentially delivering more of what your horse needs in less feed for ideal health and body condition.
- Built-In Fiber - Fiber sources such as soybean hulls and beet pulp may help maintain healthy hind-gut fermentation while providing extra calories in a safe and natural form.
- Immune Support - Antioxidant nutrients including stable vitamins and biologically available trace minerals help maintain normal health and metabolism.
- Body Tissue & Integrity - Amino acids such as lysine, methionine and threonine are important for growth and maintenance of all tissues including bone, muscle, hoof and hair.
- Healthy Skin and Hair Coat - Sources of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids plus protein, B-vitamins and trace mineral complexes may help promote healthy skin, hair coat and hoof condition.
- Joint Support - Omega-3 fatty acids, stable vitamins and balanced minerals may help maintain joint and bone health and strength.
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Crude Protein, min | 16.0% |
Lysine, min | 0.85% |
Methionine, min | 0.47% |
Threonine, min | 0.55% |
Crude Fat, min | 8.5% |
Crude Fiber, max | 12.0% |
Acid Detergent Fiber, max | 14.0% |
Neutral Detergent Fiber, max | 26.0% |
Dietary Starch, max | 17.5% |
Sugar, max | 4.5% |
Calcium, min | 0.75% |
Calcium, max | 1.25% |
Phosphorus, min | 0.70% |
Copper, min | 60 ppm |
Manganese, min | 140 ppm |
Selenium, min | 0.65 ppm |
Zinc min | 180 ppm |
Vitamin A, min | 5,500 IU/lb |
Vitamin E, min | 155 IU/lb |
Biotin, min | 0.55 mg/lb |
Total Bacillus* Species, min | 500 million cfu/lb |
Enterococcus Faecium, min | 4 million cfu/lb |
Lactobacillus Acidophilus, min | 6 million cfu/lb |
KENT SENTINEL SAFE START is a high protein, high fat, pressure cooked feed that offers a safe and natural way to provide essential nutrition to lactating mares and young growing foals. SENTINEL SAFE START can also be fed to show horses on low protein hay or when extra shine and condition is desired.
DAILY GUIDE: Approximate feed weight to volume: 0.85 lb = 1 quart. It is necessary to adjust the feeding of SENTINEL SAFE START to the condition of the horse. Provide good-quality hay or pasture, free-choice salt and plenty of fresh water.
Horse Class | Age | Suggested Feeding Range* lb/100-lb body weight/day |
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GROWTH | ||
Suckling | 0 to 4-6 mos. | 0.70 to 1.10 |
Weanling | 4-6 to 12 mos. | 0.90 - 1.40 |
Yearling | 12 to 18 mos. | 0.60 - 0.95 |
Long Yearling | 18 to 24 mos. | 0.55 - 0.75 |
2-Year Old | 24 to 36 mos. | 0.45 - 0.70 |
ADULT | ||
Moderate Exercise | Mature | 0.45 - 0.65 |
Heavy Exercise | Mature | 0.55 - 0.70 |
BREEDING | ||
Pregnant Mare, last month | Mature | 0.40 - 0.65 |
Lactating Mare, first 3 mos. | Mature | 0.65 - 1.10 |
*Suggested program is based on offering grass or mixed grass hays. If feeding legume hays or rich pasture, or if SENTINEL SAFE START is fed below the recommended feeding range, consult your Kent Nutrition Group sales representative or customer service for a ration recommendation.
The suggested feeding program above is intended solely as a guide. The variables of management, environment, and breed may dictate changes in the animal’s dietary requirements.
Caution
Contains Copper: Do Not Feed To Sheep.
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