Strike R8: Science-Driven Support for Equine Health

Strike R8

The Game-Changer for Horse Health and Performance

As horse owners, we’re always on the lookout for supplements that enhance our equine companions’ health, performance, and overall well-being. Enter Strike R8, a revolutionary product designed with a powerful combination of ingredients to address the unique needs of horses across disciplines. From boosting digestive health to optimizing recovery, Strike R8 delivers comprehensive benefits that every horse owner will appreciate.

Key Ingredients and Their Benefits

  1. Natural mineral powerhouse
    A marine-derived algae rich in bioavailable calcium and magnesium, crucial for maintaining strong bones, healthy muscle function, and optimal pH levels in the digestive tract. Lithothamnium calcareum is also known to support gut health by buffering stomach acid, reducing the risk of gastric ulcers—a common issue in performance horses.
  2. Fenugreek
    Renowned for its appetite-stimulating properties, fenugreek encourages horses to maintain consistent feed intake. This can be especially valuable during periods of stress or recovery, helping horses sustain energy levels and condition.
  3. Digestive Enhancer
    Strike R8 contains a highly effective performance booster which works wonders for digestive efficiency. By promoting a healthy gut microbiome, Strike R8 improves feed utilization, allowing horses to derive maximum nutritional benefit from their diet. This is particularly beneficial for horses needing to gain or maintain weight during heavy training or demanding conditions.
  4. Antioxidants
    The potent antioxidant duo of vitamin E and organic selenium protects cells from oxidative stress caused by intense exercise, boosting muscle recovery and immune health.
  5. B Vitamins
    These essential B vitamins are key players in energy metabolism and nervous system function. By supporting calmness and focus, they can help high-strung or anxious horses perform at their best without stress.
  6. Balanced Electrolytes
    Strike R8 contains a carefully balanced mix of calcium, magnesium, and citrate salts to replenish electrolytes lost through sweat. Proper hydration and electrolyte balance are critical for maintaining stamina, reducing fatigue, and preventing muscle cramping during exercise.

Why Strike R8 is a Must-Have

Whether your horse is a competitive athlete, a leisure partner, or a breeding animal, Strike R8 offers versatile benefits:

  • Enhanced Performance: The unique combination of electrolytes, vitamins, and digestive aids keeps horses performing at their peak by optimizing hydration, energy levels, and recovery.
  • Digestive Support: Virginiamycin and lithothamnium calcareum work together to ensure a healthy gut, reducing issues like colic, ulcers, and poor feed absorption.
  • Muscle Recovery: Antioxidants like vitamin E and selenium combat the oxidative stress caused by exercise, helping your horse recover faster and stay sound.
  • Consistency Across Seasons: With its balanced formula, Strike R8 supports your horse’s health year-round, whether they’re preparing for competition, recovering from a taxing event, or maintaining condition during quieter periods.
  • Calm and Focused: With B vitamins supporting the nervous system, Strike R8 promotes a calmer demeanor, which is invaluable for both training and competition.

How to Use Strike R8

Strike R8 is designed to seamlessly integrate into your horse’s daily feed. Regular use as part of your horse’s nutrition plan will help you see noticeable improvements in overall health and performance.

The Bottom Line

Strike R8 isn’t just another supplement—it’s a carefully crafted solution for horse owners seeking to optimize their horse’s health, well-being, and performance. With its scientifically backed formula, Strike R8 ensures your horse gets the nutrients and support it needs to thrive, no matter the challenge.

Invest in Strike R8 today and experience the difference it can make for your equine partner. Healthy, happy horses perform better—and with Strike R8, you can give them the winning edge.

Hand-Rearing Kids

         Hand Rearing Kids

  1. Make sure kids get adequate colostrum

The colostrum (or first milk) is rich in protein and energy, and contains a wealth of disease-fighting antibodies which are passed on to the kids soon after birth when they begin suckling. Without these antibodies the kids will remain susceptible to diseases present in the environment, and the mortality rate will be high. Economically, it may not be worthwhile raising kids that have not received adequate colostrum. (NB. Also check on the vaccination history of the does)

  • What to feed

Goats are ruminants, but like all ruminants they are functional monogastrics at birth. This means that they need milk until their rumen is properly functional. Bovasol Milk Replacer is a high quality milk replacer with a milk protein base which is suitable for feeding to kids.

  • Mixing Instructions

The recommended mixing rate for Bovasol Milk Replacer for kids is 150 g, made up to 1 litre with water (or 75 g made up to 500 ml with water). Bovasol Milk Replacer mixes easily in hot or cold water, but it is ESSENTIAL to feed the kids at the SAME temperature every day.

  • How to feed

An ordinary bottle with a teat will be suitable for feeding kids if there are only a few of them. If there are a number of kids to be fed, and time becomes an issue, a multiple feeding system will need to be adopted. Replace damaged teats so that kids don’t drink too fast.

Feeding Rates
1 – 3 days of age Feed 150 ml of milk, four times per day
4 – 10 days of age Feed 300 ml of milk, four times per day
10 – 14 days of age Feed 400 ml of milk, three times per day
14 – 21 days of age Start increasing morning and evening feeds and reduce midday feed until feeding 1 litre, twice per day
21 – 56 days of age Feed 1 litre, twice per day
56 days – 18 kg BW Feed 1 – 1.5 l, once per day
18 – 20 kg BW Reduce milk to 500 ml per day and then wean
  • Make sure the kids have access to fresh, clean water from about 1 hour after they have had a milk feed.
  • Introduce small amounts of a suitable, good quality creep feed from an early age to stimulate rumen development.
  • Allow access to hay and/or pasture from about 10 days old, or as soon as they start to nibble the creep feed.

WHY AREN’T MY RED ROCKIES RED?

Salt licks are changing

Tithebarn’s Rockies Salt Licks are as balanced and nutritious as they always have been, specially formulated to give the correct amounts of essential minerals and trace elements to all manner of livestock. This year however you will notice that they have changed colour.

When?

All stock manufactured from January 2019 will be a pale grey or beige colour.
The exact colour of each Rockie product will depend on the levels and types of minerals and trace elements included and as these are all naturally occurring ingredients, there will always be variation from batch to batch.

The Regulation Part

From January 2019 Iron oxide is no longer permitted to be used in the manufacture of animal feed. In Rockies this is the ingredient that gives a small content of Iron but also gives the distinctive red or yellow colour that you are used to.

Why?

There is nothing wrong with Iron oxide but it is known to have less nutritional value than other forms of Iron and has therefore been removed from the list of ingredients approved for animal feed.

Do my animals still require iron?

The Iron is naturally present in many other elements and minerals and for this reason we have decided not to replace the oxide with any other form of iron. If you think you do need to supplement iron you should discuss this with your nutritionist for further advice.

Which is which?

Red Rockies will still be called Red Rockies, Yellows will still be Yellow Rockies and the packaging will look the same, it’s just the colour of the lick inside that will be new to you.

My Rockies are still coloured

You might not see this change straight away. Stock manufactured before 2019 can still be legally sold and used for the next year and in this way there is no waste of good product for merchants and customers alike.

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