D&H Equilac Mares Milk

Feeding Guidelines

Uses 

Equilac Mare’s Milk Replacer can be used for hand rearing, supplementary feeding or automatic machine feeding. 

Hand Rearing 

If a foal is orphaned or the mare has no milk, Equilac mares milk Replacer is suitable to feed from one day old up to weaning. Equilac provides calories, protein, vitamins and minerals to support the growing foal. 

Equilac is not a source of colostrum. It is vital that colostrum is consumed as the primary source of milk within the first 12-14 hours of birth. 

Supplementary Feeding 

When a mare has insufficient milk, which can frequently happen at the start of lactation, Equilac Milk Replacer should be fed as a milk supplement. 

Feeding Rate

Equilac mixes instantly in warm water (130g per litre) – add the milk powder to the water and whisk. Equilac should be fed at 37-38 ºC do not reheat.

For complete accuracy weigh Equilac before mixing. These instructions should be used as a guide only, adjusting the quantity fed according to bodyweight and condition.

For equine use only. A small amount of blue specs in Equilac should be expected and is perfectly normal, due to the inclusion of a bioavailable source of copper.