The lucerne is a leguminous plant characterised by its high content of good quality protein and crude fiber. It is a drought-resistant plant that delivers up to three harvests. It is sometimes referred to as alfalfa. Lucerne is often included as a raw material in factory produced equine feeds and is also available to purchase as a raw material in the form of LUCERNE Chopped, LUCERNE Pellets and LUCERNE Pure Pellets. LUCERNE Chopped and LUCERNE Pellets contain molasses while LUCERNE Pure Pellets is completely free of added molasses.
LUCERNE PURE PELLETS
KRAFFT LUCERNE Pure Pellets are hot-air dried lucerne or alfalfa in pellet form without added molasses. For use in a combination with hay, silage and grazing. Rich in fibre and high-quality protein and has a balanced composition of other important nutrients. High fibre content promotes a healthy colon functionality and has a stabilising effect when this feed is used as a supplement to other coarse feed.
- No molasses added.
- Rich in fibre and high-quality protein
- Soak before feeding.
- GMO free raw materials, read more about GMO here
- Recyclable paper bag 25 kg
- Consider adding supplementary minerals and vitamins if fed as the only supplement to the usual forage feed.
- Pellets 8 mm
Feeding guide
The recommended feed should be based on the nutritional value of the forage feed that is given in addition to KRAFFT Lucerne Chopped. As a guideline, feed approx. 0.5–4 kg per horse per day. Ensure that the horse receives sufficient other coarse feed (a total of 1-1.5 kg dry coarse feed per 100 kg of horse). KRAFFT Lucerne Pure Pellets should be soaked before feeding to minimise the risk of oesophageal impaction, commonly known as choke.
1 litre KRAFFT LUCERNE Pure Pellets = approx. 0.6 kg.
For individual advice, call or e-mail Krafft Direct: +46 (0)20 30 40 40 or direct@krafft.nu.
RAW MATERIALS
ALFALFA
Nutritious content /kg
| Drymatter | 88% |
| Metabolisable energy (ME) | 8,5 MJ |
| Crude protein | 15% |
| Digestible crude protein | 105 g |
| Digestible crude protein/energy (ME) | 12,4 g/MJ |
| Lysine | 4 g |
| Vegetable fibres | 27% |
| Crude oils and fat | 3% |
| Sugar | 3% |
| Calcium | 1,3% |
| Phosphorus | 0,2% |
| Magnesium | 0,2% |