Planning Your Broodmare Nutrition
Mar 11, 2025
Joel Edge
Purina® Sales Specialist
AS SPRING QUICKLY APPROACHES, so does the need to plan and prepare your horses for their breeding program.
An ideal body condition provides many benefits to broodmares, including optimizing milk production, decreasing early embryonic loss and assisting with cycling earlier and consistently after foaling. A body condition of 5–6.5 is desired and will also benefit the birthing process and overall health of the foals.
There’s growing evidence that gestational nutrition may also impact the long-term health of the foal. Many mares produce 28–30 pounds of milk per day, with some producing well over 40 pounds per day in early lactation. These mares burn more calories, and their requirements are greater than many competition horses during their most intense training periods. During late gestation, protein requirements also increase to facilitate foal growth. Supplementing with vitamins and minerals is a good option for many mares during this time.
Key Cooperative has several options for broodmare and baby nutrition, including Purina® Impact® Professional Mare and Foal, Omolene® #300, Ultium® Growth and Strategy® GX. Other options to assist your broodmares this spring include Purina Free Balance® 12:12 Minerals for mineral supplementation, Outlast® for calcium supplementation and EquiTubs® as an added fat source.
Reach out! We can help tailor a program best suited for your individual operation. Happy foaling … and please send us reports on those babies!
Contact a member of the Key Lifestyle Feed team to review options for your animals:
Kelcie Carpenter
Gilbert Feed Sales
515-520-1962
Joel Edge
Purina Sales Specialist
319-331-3667
Purina® Sales Specialist
AS SPRING QUICKLY APPROACHES, so does the need to plan and prepare your horses for their breeding program.
An ideal body condition provides many benefits to broodmares, including optimizing milk production, decreasing early embryonic loss and assisting with cycling earlier and consistently after foaling. A body condition of 5–6.5 is desired and will also benefit the birthing process and overall health of the foals.
There’s growing evidence that gestational nutrition may also impact the long-term health of the foal. Many mares produce 28–30 pounds of milk per day, with some producing well over 40 pounds per day in early lactation. These mares burn more calories, and their requirements are greater than many competition horses during their most intense training periods. During late gestation, protein requirements also increase to facilitate foal growth. Supplementing with vitamins and minerals is a good option for many mares during this time.
Key Cooperative has several options for broodmare and baby nutrition, including Purina® Impact® Professional Mare and Foal, Omolene® #300, Ultium® Growth and Strategy® GX. Other options to assist your broodmares this spring include Purina Free Balance® 12:12 Minerals for mineral supplementation, Outlast® for calcium supplementation and EquiTubs® as an added fat source.
Reach out! We can help tailor a program best suited for your individual operation. Happy foaling … and please send us reports on those babies!
Contact a member of the Key Lifestyle Feed team to review options for your animals:
Kelcie Carpenter
Gilbert Feed Sales
515-520-1962
Joel Edge
Purina Sales Specialist
319-331-3667