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and. Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D. Director of Equine Nutrition Tribute Equine Nutrition/ Kalmbach Feeds, Inc Upper Sandusky, Ohio. THE POWER OF RESULTS!. The FASTEST growing HORSE NUTRITION company in the Midwest (…and beyond!!).
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and Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D. Director of Equine Nutrition Tribute Equine Nutrition/Kalmbach Feeds, Inc Upper Sandusky, Ohio
THE POWER OF RESULTS! The FASTEST growing HORSE NUTRITION company in the Midwest (…and beyond!!)
Helping your customers find the right Tribute product – Questions (cont.) • What grain (concentrate) product are you currently feeding? • How much per day or per feeding? • If 3 pounds or less per day, recommend ESSENTIAL K • If more than 3 pounds, go on to situations in feeding chart
Helping your customers find and use the right Tribute product Utilize the TRIBUTE PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE in the front of every TRIBUTE PRODUCT MENU
Product Application Guide * NSC = nonstructural carbohydrates = starch + sugar content
PROGRAM DETAILS All Tribute Products are Designed Using the new NRC 2007 Recommendations!! We have specific recommendations for: A. Light Horse Breeds B. Warmbloods C. Pony and Small Breeds D. Draft Breeds E. Miniature Horses and Donkeys
PROGRAM DETAILS (cont.) …..within horse type, recommendations for: A. Idle Horses - “Backyard Friends” B. Breeding Horses 1. Growing Horses 2. Broodmares 3. Stallions C. Performance Horses 1. Light Work 2. Medium Work 3. Heavy Work 4. Very Heavy Work
PROGRAM DETAILS (cont.) Separate tables for ESSENTIAL K products and feeds with higher feeding rates (Growth, Kalm Performer etc).………. by type of horse.
USING THE TRIBUTE ESSENTIAL K FEEDING CHARTS • Feeding recommendations in the charts that follow should be viewed as MINIMUMS. • If desired, 0.5 to 1.0 additional pounds of ESSENTIAL K, ESSENTIAL K GC or ALFA ESSENTIALS may be fed per day, especially for faster growing young horses or heavy-producing lactating mares. • If additional calories are needed to maintain desired body condition, add TRIBUTE K FINISH, COOL OMEGA 40, COOL CALORIES 100 or TRIBUTE KALM N EZ to the recommended amount of ESSENTIAL K, ESSENTIAL K GC or ALFA ESSENTIALS.
USING THE TRIBUTE “FULL FEEDS” FEEDING CHARTS • Feeding recommendations in the charts that follow should be viewed as TARGET amounts. • Feeding slightly less, 0.5 to 1.0 pounds, of these products per day should not compromise performance. • Feeding higher amounts is acceptable, especially for faster growing young horses or heavy producing lactating mares. Feed amounts required to maintain desired body condition. • If feeding amounts higher than 10 pounds/day, it is recommended to offer 3 or more feedings per day, not exceeding 5 pounds per feeding. • If additional bloom is desired, add TRIBUTE K FINISH™, COOL OMEGA 40 orCOOL CALORIES 100as recommended.
USING THE TRIBUTE “FULL FEEDS” FEEDING CHARTS • If the recommended amount of Tribute Growthor Alfa Growth™cannot be fed without the horse gaining weight, for every 3 pound reduction in Tribute Growth orAlfa Growth, add 1 pound of Tribute Essential K™, Essential K GC™ orAlfa Essentials™. • If the recommended amount of Tribute Performance productcannot be fed without the horse gaining weight, for every 4 pound reduction in Tribute Performance product, add 1 pound of Tribute Essential K™orEssential K GC™.
SUMMARY • Cost and Nutrition • Compare COST or NUTRITION at RECOMMENDED • FEEDING RATES • Talk in TOTAL NUTRIENT INTAKE not PERCENTS • Product Recommendations • Utilize TRIBUTE EQUINE NUTRITION PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE in PRODUCT MENU booklet • Utilize CUSTOM FEEDING CHARTS for ESSENTIAL K and “Full Feeds”