We find out more about Dengie’s Hi-Fi Molasses Free
We find out more about Dengie’s
Hi-Fi Molasses Free from the brand’s senior nutritionist, Katie Williams.
Q: Why did you create Hi-Fi Molasses Free?
We were receiving an increasing number of requests for molasses-free products, as molasses is viewed negatively by many horse owners, who think it provides lots of sugar. In reality, pasture and hay provide more sugar than the levels of molasses found in most feeds, but we still produce molasses-free products because we always aim to produce what our customers want.
Q: Why would people opt for Hi-Fi Molasses Free over other Hi-Fi products? Is it as palatable, despite the lack of molasses?
We add mint and fenugreek to aid palatability and we receive lots of positive feedback about this. People choose this feed if they are worried about molasses and sugar levels, so it tends to be fed to horses and ponies with laminitis, Equine Metabolic Syndrome or Cushing’s syndrome, or those that are prone to over-excitable behaviour.
Q: Can it be used as a complete feed (when fed with balancer) and/or partial/full hay replacer, or is it best used as chaff substitute? Can it do all three?
Hi-Fi Molasses Free can be fed with a supplement or balancer alongside forage to provide a balanced ration. It can also be fed with a mix or cubes if someone really wants to give a mix or cubes (!). I would suggest that it would be best as a partial hay replacer rather than a full hay replacer, mainly because horses can become bored of oil if it is fed at higher levels over a prolonged period of time.
Q: Have you been pleased with the response since Hi-Fi Molasses Free’s launch?
We have been very pleased with the response – we’ve had lots of positive feedback about the improved condition and good health of horses and ponies since changing to Hi-Fi Molasses Free. We’ve even had reports of horses on medication that have gone on to eat it more readily after adding it to Hi-Fi Molasses Free, which is particularly pleasing.
Posted: 10/12/2012 16:00:19