Tribute Essential K Low-NSC is a low-sugar, low-starch (NSC), iron-free ration balancer designed for easy-keeping or overweight horses. You can feed it on its own or mix it as a top-dress with any other Tribute® feed. This supplement enhances your horse’s diet with essential vitamins, trace minerals, and amino acids to support performance and improve topline development. It works particularly well for horses eating hay or pasture with 50% or less alfalfa (or other legumes). If your horse consumes hay or pasture with 50% or more alfalfa, consider using Alfa Essentials® instead. Additionally, Tribute Essential K Low-NSC contains pre- and probiotics to support digestive health.
Available in 30-lb & 50-lb bags.
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Features
- Low Feeding Rate. A dense nutrient concentration and low calorie pellet makes it a low cost method of supplying essential nutrients.
- Low NSC. Beneficial for hyperactive or special needs horses, such as those with insulin resistance, laminitis, obesity, or tying-up.
- Optimal balance of essential amino acids, organic minerals, fatty acids, and antioxidants to support dietary requirements and peak performance.
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
Guaranteed Analysis
| CRUDE PROTEIN | 28% min |
| LYSINE | 2.2% min |
| METHIONINE | 0.6% min |
| METHIONINE + CYSTINE | 1.0% min |
| THREONINE | 1.2% min |
| CRUDE FAT | 6% min |
| CRUDE FIBER | 6.5% max |
| CALCIUM | 2.5% min |
| CALCIUM | 3.5% max |
| PHOSPHORUS | 1.5% min |
| SALT | 1.0% min |
| SALT | 1.50% max |
| COPPER | 200 ppm |
| ZINC | 400 ppm |
| SELENIUM | 1.5 ppm |
| VITAMIN A | 30,000 IU/lb |
| VITAMIN D | 2,500 IU/lb |
| VITAMIN E | 500 IU/lb |
| BIOTIN | 2.4 mg/lb |
| MAGNESIUM | 0.4% min |
| POTASSIUM | 1.5 % min |
| OMEGA-6 FATTY ACIDS | 3.0% min |
| OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS | 0.4% min |
Feeding
| Lifestage | Body Weight | Essential K Per Day |
|---|---|---|
| REPRODUCTION | ||
| OPEN MARE | 1,100 lbs | 1 - 2 lbs |
| PREGNANT MARE | 1,100 lbs | 2.5 - 3 lbs |
| NURSING MARE: 1ST 3 MONTHS | 1,100 lbs | 3 - 4 lbs |
| NURSING MARE: 2ND 3 MONTHS | 1,100 lbs | 2.5 - 3 lbs |
| WORKING | ||
| IDLE, MATURE | 1,100 lbs | 1 - 2 lbs |
| LIGHT | 1,100 lbs | 2 - 2.5 lbs |
| MODERATE | 1,100 lbs | 2.5 - 3 lbs |
| HEAVY | 1,100 lbs | 3 - 3.5 lbs |
| VERY HEAVY | 1,100 lbs | 3 - 3.5 lbs |
| Body Weight | Essential K Per Day |
|---|---|
| GROWING | |
| 300 LBS | 2 lbs |
| 400 LBS | 2.5 lbs |
| 500 LBS | 3 lbs |
| 600 LBS | 3 lbs |
| 700 LBS | 3 lbs |
| 800 LBS | 3 lbs |
| 900 LBS | 3 lbs |