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Black-As-Knight (Cheval)
Coat Quality
Hoof Health
Mineral Balance
Skin + HairBlack-As-Knight from Cheval is a supplement that is meant to support coat, mane and tail health. It can also help with hoof health.
Mad Barn's Feed Bank provides nutritional profiles on 4,227 forages, feeds and supplements used in the equine diet. With our free diet formulation tool, this data can be used by horse owners and nutritionists to design balanced feeding programs for horses in their care.
Ingredients: Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans, Vegetable Oil, Wheat Hay, Cane Molasses, Salt (Sodium chloride), Paprika, Seaweed, Celery Seed, Cane Sugar, Annatto, Zinc Sulfate, L-Lysine, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Biotin, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)
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Cost:
$18.48 / kg
Dry Matter:
99%
Digestible Energy:
1.1 Mcal / kg (DM)
| Nutritional Analysis | ||||||
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| Nutrients | Concentration | Per 1000 g | ||||
| Digestible EnergyDigestible energy provides an estimate of the usable calorie content of a feed commonly expressed as megacalories per kilogram or pound (Mcal/kg or lb). | 1.1 | Mcal / kg | 1.09 | Mcal | ||
| Crude ProteinCrude Protein is an estimate of the total protein content of a feed based on the nitrogen content. | 20.2 | % DM | (min) | 200 | g | |
| LysineLysine is typically considered the first limiting amino acid in equine diets. It is involved in immune function, metabolism, and making collagen and elastin. | -- | % DM | -- | g | ||
| CalciumCalcium is important for maintaining strong bones and teeth. It should be provided in a ratio of approximately 1.5:1 Calcium to Phosphorus. | 0.2323 | % DM | (min) | 2.3 | g | |
| PhosphorusPhosphorus is a macromineral involved in the maintaining the structure and function of bone. It is also a component of ATP and cell membranes. | 0.101 | % DM | (min) | 1 | g | |
| MagnesiumMagnesium acts as a cofactor for over 300 metabolic processes. It is important for muscle and nerve function, bone health, mood regulation and energy production. | -- | % DM | -- | g | ||
| PotassiumPotassium is an electrolyte that help to maintain fluid volume inside cells and cation-anion balance. Exercised horses and horses in hot weather lose potassium through sweat. | -- | % DM | -- | g | ||
| SulfurSulfur is a component of the amino acids methionine and cysteine. It is important for hoof health, joint function, coat quality and metabolic health. | -- | % DM | -- | g | ||
| SodiumSodium is the major electrolyte in the horse's body that regulates fluid levels and nerve transmission. Sodium intake in the form of salt stimulates thirst. | -- | % DM | -- | g | ||
| ChlorideChloride is an electrolyte and is important for the transmission of nerve impulses. It is found in salt (sodium chloride). | -- | % DM | -- | g | ||
| IronIron is a component of hemoglobin in red blood cells, which is responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| ZincZinc support many metabolic processes and is involved in coat and hoof quality, immune function and metabolic health. It should be fed in balance with iron and copper. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| CopperCopper is a trace mineral required for hoof health, coat quality connective tissue, and immmune function. It should be provided in a 3:1 ratio of zinc to copper. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| ManganeseManganese is crucial for bone formation and antioxidant protection. It is also involved in maintaining healthy joints and supports the production of chondroitin sulfate. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| SeleniumSelenium is an essential micromineral that works closely with vitamin E as an antioxidant. It is involved in growth and muscle function. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| CobaltCobalt is reqired to make vitamin B12 (cobalamin). In horses, cobalt is converted to Vitamin B12 by the hindgut microflora. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| IodineIodine is required to synthesize the thyroid hormones T3 and T4, which regulate the body's metabolic rate. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| Vitamin AVitamin A (retinol) is made from the precursor beta-carotene. It is important for vision, reproductive health in mares and for maintaining immune function. | -- | KIU / kg | -- | KIU | ||
| Vitamin DVitamin D is involved in bone mineral metabolism and immune function. Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is found in plants and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is synthesized in skin and added to feeds. | -- | KIU / kg | -- | KIU | ||
| Vitamin EVitamin E is an important antioxidant that must be provided by the horse's diet. It is found in fresh grasses, but rapidly degrades in cut hay. | -- | IU / kg | -- | IU | ||
| ThiamineThiamine (vitamin B1) is required by enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism to get energy from sugar. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| RiboflavinRiboflavin (vitamin B2) is required by enzymes that make energy from carbohydrates, protein and fat. | -- | ppm | -- | mg | ||
| Nutrients | Concentration | Per 1000 g | ||||
| Protein | ||||||
| Crude Protein (CP)Crude Protein is an estimate of the total protein content of a feed based on the nitrogen content. | 20.2 | % DM | (min) | 200 | g | |
| Soluble Protein (SP)Soluble Protein is the soluble fraction of the protein that is readily available to the horse. It contains small amino acid chains and NPN. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| Non-Protein Nitrogen (NPN)Non-Protein Nitrogen refers to nitrogen-containing compounds that are not considered to be proteins. | -- | % SP | -- | g | ||
| Acid Detergent Insoluble Protein (ADIP) ADIP is the amount of protein that is bound to the ADF (insoluble fiber) fraction. Subtract this value from crude protein to determine available protein. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| Neutral Detergent Insoluble Protein (NDIP) NDIP is the amount of protein that is bound to the NDF (neutral detergent fiber) fraction. It is not digestible by the horse. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| LysineLysine is typically considered the first limiting amino acid in equine diets. It is involved in immune function, metabolism, and making collagen and elastin. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| MethionineMethionine is a sulfur-containing amino acid that is important for making keratin - a protein in hooves and hair. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| ArginineArginine is important for the immune system, reproductive health, circulation, and creatine production. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| ThreonineThreonine is the second limiting amino acid in equine diets. It is important for gut health and protein synthesis. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| LeucineLeucine is one of three branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) that are important for muscle building, performance and exercise recovery. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| IsoleucineIsoleucine is a branched-chain amino acid. BCAAs are muscle-building amino acids important for growth and tissue repair. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| ValineValine is a branched-chain amino acid that is needed for proper muscle contractions. It can also be used to make glucose for energy. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| HistidineHistidine is incorporated into various proteins. It is also converted into histamine, which is important for the immune system, and carnosine. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| PhenylalaninePhenylalanine is the third-most abundant amino acid in equine diets. It is important for neurotransmitter synthesis. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| TryptophanTryptophan is an amino acid required to make the neurotransmitters serotonin and mielatonin. | -- | % CP | -- | g | ||
| Nutrients | Concentration | Per 1000 g | ||||
| Carbohydrates | ||||||
| Crude FiberCrude fibre indicates the maximum amount of indigestible fibres in your feed. | ||||||