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Producing healthy foals

Getting broodmares ready for spring

It is crucial to understand how the foetus develops during gestation to feed your mare correctly during pregnancy. The foetus does not grow at a constant rate throughout the pregnancy. The foetal foal is tiny during the first five months and after seven months begins to develop rapidly. It is at this point that the mare’s nutrient requirements increase.

Mares in late pregnancy benefit from a fully balanced breeding feed, such as Barastoc Breed N Grow. Formulated to be fed at 3kg+ per day in addition to good quality forage, Breed N Grow will ensure the mare receives optimal amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals to support healthy foal growth.

Mares in early lactation usually require 4-6 kg of Breed N Grow per day depending on the type and quality of forage they are consuming. After about three months of lactation, milk production begins to decline. At this time, feed intake can reduce to keep the mare in a desirable body condition.

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Pregnant mares and foals

Investing in their future

The correct nutrition of your pregnant mare and foals is an investment into the future of their success. Preparation starts months before conception, ensuring your mare has the appropriate body condition score, and their diet is balanced.

Nutritional requirements for a dry mare and a lactating mare returned to foal are drastically different throughout the pregnancy as a lactating mare is caring for two as well as trying to return for conception.

Consequently, once your new star is born, your mares’ requirements will nearly double. Your newborn foal will be growing at 1-2kg per day, and your mare will be producing up to 20 litres of milk per day.

As nutrient requirements for lactating and dry mares are so different, we nrecommend consulting with an equine nutritionist to develop a feeding program to ensure your horses' nutritional needs are met.

Breed ‘N’ Grow

Giving them the best chance right from conception

Breed N Grow is a balanced full feed pellet specifically designed for breeding horses. It contains essential vitamins and minerals to support growth and natural vitamin E to assist immunity.

Foals are born with only 17% of their mature bone density, which means that balanced nutrition is important for sound growth. Barastoc Breed N Grow has a calcium to phosphorus ratio balanced specifically for growing horses’ bones. Breed N Grow also contains bio-available silicon which is proven to increase bone density and structural integrity.

It is an ideal feed for pregnant and lactating mares, foals, weanlings, yearlings and as a conditioning feed for stallions before and during the breeding season.

Producing healthy, sound horses has never been easier!

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Producing healthy foals

Getting broodmares ready for spring

It is crucial to understand how the foetus develops during gestation to feed your mare correctly during pregnancy. The foetus does not grow at a constant rate throughout the pregnancy. The foetal foal is tiny during the first five months and after seven months begins to develop rapidly. It is at this point that the mare’s nutrient requirements increase.

Mares in late pregnancy benefit from a fully balanced breeding feed, such as Barastoc Breed N Grow. Formulated to be fed at 3kg+ per day in addition to good quality forage, Breed N Grow will ensure the mare receives optimal amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals to support healthy foal growth.

Mares in early lactation usually require 4-6 kg of Breed N Grow per day depending on the type and quality of forage they are consuming. After about three months of lactation, milk production begins to decline. At this time, feed intake can reduce to keep the mare in a desirable body condition.

Learn More

Pregnant mares and foals

Investing in their future

The correct nutrition of your pregnant mare and foals is an investment into the future of their success. Preparation starts months before conception, ensuring your mare has the appropriate body condition score, and their diet is balanced.

Nutritional requirements for a dry mare and a lactating mare returned to foal are drastically different throughout the pregnancy as a lactating mare is caring for two as well as trying to return for conception.

Consequently, once your new star is born, your mares’ requirements will nearly double. Your newborn foal will be growing at 1-2kg per day, and your mare will be producing up to 20 litres of milk per day.

As nutrient requirements for lactating and dry mares are so different, we nrecommend consulting with an equine nutritionist to develop a feeding program to ensure your horses' nutritional needs are met.

Breed ‘N’ Grow

Giving them the best chance right from conception

Breed N Grow is a balanced full feed pellet specifically designed for breeding horses. It contains essential vitamins and minerals to support growth and natural vitamin E to assist immunity.

Foals are born with only 17% of their mature bone density, which means that balanced nutrition is important for sound growth. Barastoc Breed N Grow has a calcium to phosphorus ratio balanced specifically for growing horses’ bones. Breed N Grow also contains bio-available silicon which is proven to increase bone density and structural integrity.

It is an ideal feed for pregnant and lactating mares, foals, weanlings, yearlings and as a conditioning feed for stallions before and during the breeding season.

Producing healthy, sound horses has never been easier!

Find out more

Producing healthy foals

Getting broodmares ready for spring

It is crucial to understand how the foetus develops during gestation to feed your mare correctly during pregnancy. The foetus does not grow at a constant rate throughout the pregnancy. The foetal foal is tiny during the first five months and after seven months begins to develop rapidly. It is at this point that the mare’s nutrient requirements increase.

Mares in late pregnancy benefit from a fully balanced breeding feed, such as Barastoc Breed N Grow. Formulated to be fed at 3kg+ per day in addition to good quality forage, Breed N Grow will ensure the mare receives optimal amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals to support healthy foal growth.

Mares in early lactation usually require 4-6 kg of Breed N Grow per day depending on the type and quality of forage they are consuming. After about three months of lactation, milk production begins to decline. At this time, feed intake can reduce to keep the mare in a desirable body condition.

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