Omega Equine Turmeric Extra – 3.5kgTurmeric on its own is poorly absorbed, which is the practical flaw in feeding the raw spice out of a sack. Omega address it by building the supplement on cooked linseed meal — the oil carries the curcumin — and the analysis shows it: 27% oil and fats, 19% protein and 18% fibre, with added vitamin E at 200mg per kg.Three ingredients in total: cooked linseed meal, turmeric powder and calcium carbonate. Omega set the rate at 4 to 8 scoops a day for a horse and 3 to 6 for a pony. They publish no weight for that scoop, so how long the 3.5kg tub lasts cannot be worked out honestly and no duration is given here.Performance & Benefits Cooked linseed meal as the base, so the curcumin is fed with the oil that helps carry it. 27% oil and fats, 19% protein and 18% fibre. Added vitamin E at 200mg per kg as alpha-tocopherol. Three ingredients only — cooked linseed meal, turmeric powder and calcium carbonate. Omega link turmeric to soothing skin, healthy digestion and general wellbeing as well as joints. Suitable For Horses and ponies needing support for joint comfort and mobility. Older horses, and horses in harder work. Owners already feeding raw turmeric who want it fed with linseed instead. Not a joint supplement with a measured active dose — Spillers Supple & Senior Balancer states 7.5g of glucosamine and 10g of MSM a day if you need a known figure. Feeding Horses: 4 to 8 scoops a day. Ponies: 3 to 6 scoops a day. Omega publish no scoop weight, so no gram dose and no pack duration are given here. Omega publish no separate loading rate — the range above covers the whole feeding period. Mix into the feed and introduce gradually; the oil content is high. Clean, fresh water at all times. Composition & Analysis Composition: cooked linseed meal, turmeric powder, calcium carbonate. Additives: vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 200mg per kg. Typical analysis: crude protein 19%, crude fibre 18%, crude oils and fats 27%, crude ash 9.5%, sodium 0.04%. 3.5kg tub. This is the only pack size Omega list for the equine product. Omega publish no curcumin percentage and no turmeric inclusion rate, so neither is stated here. Care & Caution A supplement supports joint comfort. It does not treat, cure or prevent arthritis or any other joint disease. Persistent stiffness, heat in a joint or lameness needs veterinary investigation before a supplement is reached for. Turmeric is not on the FEI prohibited list, but rules change — check the current list for your discipline if you compete.
