{"product_id":"horslyx-smallholder-block-15kg-correct-nutrient-deficiencies-support-animal-health","title":"Horslyx Smallholder Block 15kg – Correct Nutrient Deficiencies \u0026 Support Animal Health","description":"\u003ch5\u003eHorslyx Smallholder Block – 15kg\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite the name on the tub, this is not a horse product. The Smallholder Block is Horslyx's lick for grazing livestock — cattle, sheep, goats, camelids and deer — and it exists because a smallholding usually runs two or three species over the same grass and nobody wants three separate mineral buckets in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is a hard, concentrated lick rather than a soft one, so stock have to work at it and a block lasts. Horslyx's argument for the format is trickle feeding: a little and often across the whole day, rather than one daily dose that the boldest animal takes most of. The 15kg is the larger of the two sizes they make it in.\u003c\/p\u003e \u0026lt;\u0026gt; \u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalances the vitamin, mineral and trace element shortfalls in forage and grazing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFree-access lick, so intake is spread across 24 hours instead of taken in one go.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHard and concentrated, which slows consumption and makes a block last.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHorslyx say it improves the efficiency of rumen microbes, so stock get more feed value out of fibrous forage.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplies additional energy and protein alongside the minerals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne lick covers mixed-species grazing instead of a separate product for each.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u0026lt;\u0026gt; \u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCattle, sheep, goats, camelids and deer — the classes Horslyx name for this block.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSmallholdings running more than one species over the same ground.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYear-round use, at grass or indoors.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHerds and flocks on forage-based diets with no other mineral supplementation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNot a horse product despite the brand name — the Original, Garlic and Mint Balancer licks are the equine ones — and pigs are not ruminants and are not among the classes Horslyx list for this block.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u0026lt;\u0026gt; \u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffer on a free-access, self-help basis and let stock regulate their own intake.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSite it near water or a loafing area where stock already gather.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHorslyx publish no daily intake figure or expected consumption rate for this block, so none is stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt supplements forage; it does not replace it. Keep forage and clean water available at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u0026lt;\u0026gt; \u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHorslyx publish no composition or ingredient list for the Smallholder Block on their own website, so none is stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThey publish no typical analysis either — no protein, oil, fibre, ash, sugar or mineral figures — only that the block supplies vitamins, minerals, trace elements, energy and protein.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcross the Horslyx range the wording used is that the licks are extremely low in starch, with no starch percentage attached and no inclusion levels given for named extras.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e15kg block. Horslyx also make the Smallholder in 5kg.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe declaration printed on the tub is the authority for what is actually in it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u0026lt;\u0026gt; \u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBecause Horslyx publish no mineral levels for this block, read the tub label before offering it to sheep. Sheep accumulate copper and are the species most easily poisoned by a lick formulated with cattle in mind.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA free-access lick is not a controlled dose. Watch a new group for the first few days in case one animal monopolises the block.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA complementary feed only. It does not replace forage or a balanced ration, and stock in poor condition need more than a lick.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Horslyx","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372203679808,"sku":"gma1789536136225","price":37.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/horslyx-smallholder-block-15kg-correct-nutrient-deficiencies-support-animal-heal_1.webp?v=1789536142","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/horslyx-smallholder-block-15kg-correct-nutrient-deficiencies-support-animal-health","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}