Essential K® Low-NSC Horse Ration Balancer | Tribute® (2024)

Description

Essential K® is a low sugar/starch (NSC), no added iron ration balancer designed to be fed to easy-keeping or overweight horses, or used as a top-dress with any other Tribute® feed to provide additional vitamins, trace minerals and amino acids to support performance or enhance topline. This ration balancer is ideal for horses consuming hay or pasture that is 50% or less alfalfa (or other legumes). If feeding hay or pasture that is 50% or more alfalfa, check out Alfa Essentials®. Essential K® is formulated with pre- and probiotics to support your horse’s digestive health.

Benefits

Feeding Rate Calculator

Use our Feeding Rate Calculator to determine the proper feeding rate for your horse based on life stage, work level and body weight.

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Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (Min.):28.00%
Lysine (Min.):2.20%
Methionine (Min.):0.60%
Methionine & Cysteine (Min.):1.00%
Threonine (Min.):1.20%
Crude Fat (Min.):6.00%
Crude Fiber (Max.): 6.50%
ADF (Max.):8.00%
NDF (Max.):15.00%
Dietary Starch (Max.):4.50%
Sugars (Max.): 8.00%
Calcium (Ca) (Min.): 2.50%
Calcium (Ca) (Max.):3.50%
Phosphorus (P) (Min.):1.50%
Salt (NaCl) (Min.):1.25%
Salt (NaCl) (Max.):1.75%
Magnesium (Mg) (Min.): 0.40%
Potassium (K) (Min.):1.50%
Copper (Cu) (Min.): 300 ppm
Selenium (Se) (Min.):1.5 ppm
Zinc (Zn) (Min.):900 ppm
Iron (Fe) (Min.):500 ppm
Manganese (Mn) (Min.):240 ppm
Iodine (I) (Min.):4 ppm
Cobalt (Co) (Min.):4 ppm
Vitamin A (Min.):30,000 IU/lb
Vitamin D (Min.):2,500 IU/lb
Vitamin E (Min.):1,000 IU/lb
Riboflavin (Min.):8.5 mg/lb
Thiamine (Min.):30 mg/lb
Biotin (Min.):2.4 mg/lb
Vitamin C (Min.):80 mg/lb
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (Min.):3.00%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Min.):0.40%
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Min.):350 million CFU/lb
Direct-Fed Microorganisms (Min.): 520 million CFU/lb
Cellulase (Aspergillus Oryzae) (Min.):9.6 Enzyme Units
Protease (Aspergillus Oryzae) (Min.):12 Enzyme Units
Lipase (Aspergillus Oryzae) (Min.): 3.6 Enzyme Units
Hemicellulase (Aspergillus Niger) (Min.):10.8 Enzyme Units
Phytase (Trichoderma reesei) (Min.):55 FTU/lb

Ingredients

Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Flaxseed, Dried Whey, Cane Molasses, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Soybean Oil, Lignin Sulfonate, Magnesium Oxide, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, L-Threonine, Salt, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin A Supplement, d-alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, dl-alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Vitamin D Supplement, Biotin, Beta-Carotene, Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pantothenic Acid, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Esters of L-Ascorbic Acid, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Selenium Yeast, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Calcium Citrate, Active Dry Yeast, Yeast Culture, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Aspergillus niger Fermentation Extract, Kelp Meal, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium longum Fermentation Product, Dried Trichoderma reesei Extract, Diatomaceous Earth, Bentonite, Sodium Bentonite, Propionic Acid, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Propionic Acid (as a preservative) and Natural and Artificial Flavor