Wheat Bran 20kg

Wheat bran averages over 17% protein so if you need to boost protein in the diet again in can be a useful addition. It has good levels of both lysine and methionine both essential amino acids which are usually short in the horses daily ration. Many UK horses are lacking in adequate protein with hays and haylage commonly reporting as around only under 6% protein. Where a horse is short of protein using high protein feeds such as alfalfa, beet pulp and bran can introduce a useful boost to protein in the diet. The calorie level of wheat bran is equal to oats but where oats have a starch level of around 40% wheat bran comes in at less than half that. For a starch sensitive horse in hard work or a horse needing to gain weight then using a proportion of bran can be a useful strategy. Due to a high starch content 13-18% wheat bran is not suitable to be fed to horses and ponies prone to laminitis