At Dengie, we use straw as a key ingredient in our Hi-Fi range to provide a lower calorie ration, helping to promote weight loss and reduce the risk of issues such as laminitis. Studies have shown that chopped straw takes twice as long to chew as other chopped fibres.

Straw – Backed by Research. Concerns about feeding straw to horses mainly stem from research conducted in the 1980s. However, more recent studies have shown that straw can be included up to 50% in the diet with no ill effects. We explore these studies in …

It is therefore better to feed more of a lower energy forage such as straw than less of a higher value one! Straw often gets ‘bad press’ for horses with ulcers. Why is this? One study by researchers in Denmark, found that a horse eating straw as the sole or predominant source of forage source was 4.5 times more likely to have gastric ulcers ...

Ulser-Lite from Dengie is a soft blend, low calorie fibre feed ideal for horses and ponies prone to or suffering from gastric ulcers and Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome. This highly palatable feed blends dried grass, quality oak straw and alfalfa pellets with the herbs of oregano, ginger, thyme, cinnamon and thyme, as well as rapeseed oil for ...

Dengie Hi-Fi Original high fibre, low starch blend of alfalfa and quality soft cereal straw with a molasses coating, ideal as a maintenance feed for horses and ponies in light work or rest. It is a nutritious, low sugar alternative to more traditional molassed chaffs and can be used for partial hay replacement.

Dengie Medi-Bed is made with precision chopped, dust extracted wheat straw which can be used to bed horses, camelids, poultry, pheasants & small animals like rabbits or guinea pigs. By using up to date dust extraction techniques medi-bed is able to keep dust down to a minimum without affecting the softness & absorption abilities of the straw.

Dengie Fresh Bed for chickens is a chopped, dust extracted wheat straw with pine oil - the perfect bedding for chickens. Its super soft, smells great and a little goes a long way. It has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal qualities. It is endorsed with The British Hen Welfare Trust and is ideal for ex battery hens in particular, that don't tend to ...

Meadow Lite With Herbs from Dengie is an ultra low-calorie feed for good doers and those prone to laminitis. A blend of tasty chopped, precision dried grass and high quality straw for maximum fibre content whilst being low in calories.

* A low calorie, high fibre maintenance feed * Soft chopped straw blended with nutrient rich alfalfa * Ideal for good doers and overweight horses and ponies * HiFi Lite is approved by The Laminitis Trust

2023年10月24日 · The ULTRA low-calorie straw and grass blend suitable for good doers and those prone to laminitis. Meadow Lite with Herbs is now the lowest calorie fibre feed in the Dengie range, providing just 5MJ/kg of digestible energy! It is also naturally low in …