1. Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP)
(Specific Recommendations/Special Situations)

Justification: Low potassium, high digestible fiber content Product Recommended: Maturity Pellet™ (912HFP) Maturity Textured™ (T912ST) Essential K™ (928EK) Kalm &lsq

2. Colic
(Specific Recommendations/Special Situations)

Justification: High in digestible fiber; concentrated nutrition Product Recommended: Maturity Pellet™ (912HFP) Maturity Textured™ (T912ST) Essential K™ (928EK) Kalm ‘N EZ&tra

3. Digestive Challenges, Post-Surgery
(Specific Recommendations/Special Situations)

Justification: Complete feeds, high in digestible fiber; replace nutrients and gut flora Product Recommended: Maturity Pellet™ (912HFP) Maturity Textured™ (T912ST) Essential K™ (928

4. Laminitic
(Specific Recommendations/Special Situations)

Justification: Low NSC, safe calories from highly digestible fiber and fat Product Recommended: Essential K™ (928EK) K Finish™ (9KF2) Kalm 'N EZ™ (920P-pellets) (T920EZ-textured

5. Wobblers
(Specific Recommendations/Breeding)

Justification: Low calorie, highly concentrated nutrition   Product Recommended: Essential K™ (928EK) Alfa Essentials™ (912AEK)* Growth™ (T916GRO) Alfa Gro

6. Developmental Orthopedic Disease (DOD)
(Specific Recommendations/Breeding)

Justification: Digestible vitamins, chelated minerals, balanced amino acids Product recommended: Advance Paste™ (9008) Essential K™ (928EK) Alfa Essentials™ (912AEK

7. Breeding Operations
(Specific Recommendations/Breeding)

Justification: Higher protein, digestible vitamins, chelated minerals, balanced amino acids Product Recommended: Essential K™ (928EK) Alfa Essentials™ (912AEK)* Alfa Growth™ (T912AGR

8. High-Level Performance (racing, endurance etc.)
(Specific Recommendations/Most Common)

Justification: High calorie, high fat, added antioxidants Product Recommended: Performance Advantage™ (T913RACE) high fat, high digestible fiber sweet feed formulated for mature horses in traini

9. Sales Prep, Underweight
(Specific Recommendations/Most Common)

Justification: Safe calories for weight gain in the form of fat and highly digestible fiber Product Recommended: Kalm Ultra™ (T91212) high fat feed for use in mature horses Kalm Performer&trade

10. Winterizing Your Horse
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Nutritional Tips for Winterizing Your Horse by: Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds What can you do to keep your horse comfortable and in good body condition

11. Performance Feed Matrix
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... for a particular horse can result in hyperactivity and/or tying-up. Supplying more calories from fat and highly digestible fiber sources, like beet pulp, soy hulls and dehydrated alfalfa meal can les...

12. Tribute Min-Plex
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...ue growth and maintenance, notably copper, zinc and manganese. SUPPLIES Sel-Plex® SELENIUM – A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE ANTIOXIDANT, effective in reducing damage to body tissues from aging and exer...

13. Tribute Alfa Assist
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...n be low in poor quality forage. HIGHER LEVELS OF ESSENTIAL VITAMIN E AND Sel-Plex® SELENIUM – HIGHLY EFFECTIVE ANTIOXIDANTS, effective in reducing damage to body tissues from aging and exe...

14. Tribute Grass Assist
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...which can be low in poor quality forage. • HIGHER LEVELS OF ESSENTIAL VITAMIN E AND SELENIUM – HIGHLY EFFECTIVE ANTIOXIDANTS, effective in reducing damage to body tissues from aging and exe...

15. Metabolic Conditions
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...ral carbohydrates (sugars, starches, other soluble carbohydrates)  Sugars and starches are typically highly digestible in foregut, and tend to drive up blood glucose and insulin levels. High insu...

16. Conditioning vs. Diet
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Why Fat-Enhanced, Lower Starch Diets Help Maximize Athletic Performance: Matching the Physiological Effects of Conditioning to the Diet of the Elite Performance Horse.  Dr. Daniel J. Burke, Ph.

17. Max Athletic Performance
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Why Fat-Enhanced, Lower Starch Diets Help Maximize Athletic Performance Dr. Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds  FITNESS A horse becomes more f

18. HYPP
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...orage at minimum of 1% body weight per day. Provide balance of nutrients with concentrate formulated with highly digestible fiber source, such as beet pulp. Certain senior diets may be appropriate. Of...

19. Nutrition for Seniors
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...E protein) can help reverse the loss of or maintain muscle mass.   Providing calories in the form of highly digestible fiber from sources like beet pulp, soy hulls and dehydrated alfalfa meal, as...

20. Deciphering that Feed Tag
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Deciphering that Feed Tag: Reading Between the Lines by: Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds     There is quite a bit of information on the feed ta

21. Low Starch Diet
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...ources of fat and fiber must be used to supply needed calories. It is important that the fiber sources be highly digestible, such as beet pulp, soy hulls and dehydrated alfalfa meal. Ingredients like ...

22. PSSM
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...sources other than traditional high-starch grains and molasses. Calories can effectively be supplied from highly digestible fiber sources, fats, and sometimes protein. Highly digestible fiber can come...

23. Metabolic Syndrome
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...frequently (3 -4 times a day) and supplying a portion of the horse's calorie requirement with fat and highly digestible fiber sources will reduce the glucose/insulin response. WHAT IS LOW NSC? It ...

24. Cushing's Syndrome
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Nutritional Suggestions for the Cushing’s Syndrome Horse By: Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds What causes Cushing's Syndrome? Cushing's Syn

25. Underfeeding Effects
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Effects of Underfeeding a Higher-Intake Concentrate on Nutrient Intake and Cost    by: Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds   SITUATION: Y

26. Max Racing Performance
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Why Fat-Enhanced, Lower Starch Diets Help Maximize Racing Performance: by: Daniel J. Burke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds, Inc.   FITNESS: A horse becomes

27. Breeding Farm Recommendations
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...g season.  This means he needs to receive more calories in a smaller meal, and that meal needs to be highly palatable to encourage him to eat.  A well-designed fat supplement added to a suff...

28. BP Feed Line
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More active horses, those performing work, those that are growing and lactating, have higher calorie requirements and can tolerate somewhat higher levels of sugar and starch than idle horses or those

29. Tribute Essential K
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...ne and tissue growth and maintenance. HIGHER LEVELS OF ESSENTIAL VITAMINS E AND C, AS WELL AS SELENIUM - HIGHLY EFFECTIVE ANTIOXIDANTS, effective in reducing damage to body tissues from aging and exe...

30. Full Tribute Product Line
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Ration Balancers Performance Essential K® PRODUCT CODE: 928EK A supplement formulated for growing, performance, and working horses. Kalm Ultra® PRODUCT CODE: T91212 A high-fat feed for us