NAF Value - Soya Oil 5L

NAF Soya Oil – 5L

A 5 litre container of soya oil, fed as a non-starch energy source and for the shine it puts on a coat. Oil is the densest form of energy a horse can be given, and because it ferments nothing in the hindgut it suits horses that cannot tolerate cereal calories.

An honest note on sourcing. NAF no longer list a Soya Oil in their published range — their current oils are Linseed Oil and Omega Oil — and they publish no composition, analysis or feeding rate for this product. Nothing appears below that NAF have not published, which means this page carries no figures for it at all.

Performance & Benefits

• Vegetable oil fed as a non-starch, non-heating energy source.
• Traditionally fed for coat condition and shine.
• 5L container, the size on this listing.
• Mixes readily into hard feed or chaff.
• Adds calories without altering the fibre base of the ration.

Suitable For

• Horses needing calories without added starch or sugar.
• Coats that want bringing up before the summer.
• Yards already used to feeding straight oils.
• Horses on a forage-and-straights ration.
• Where you want a published composition and feeding rate, NAF Linseed Oil 5L is documented in full and is the better-supported choice.

Feeding

• NAF publish no feeding rate for this product, so none is stated here.
• Introduce any oil gradually, over a fortnight or more, rather than at full rate.
• Feed by measure rather than by eye, and keep the rate consistent day to day.
• Our previous copy quoted 1–3 tablespoons daily; that figure is not published by NAF for this oil and has been removed.

Composition & Analysis

• NAF publish no composition or analytical constituents for this oil, so none is stated here.
• No omega-3, omega-6 or fatty acid figures are given, because NAF publish none for this product.
• 5L container. NAF product code 1003263. Barcode 5032410126723.
• NAF's currently published oils are Linseed Oil and Omega Oil; Soya Oil does not appear in their Simple Staples range listing.

Care & Caution

• Introduce oil gradually. Going straight to a full rate commonly causes loose droppings.
• A high-oil diet raises the requirement for vitamin E; take nutritional advice before feeding oil at a high rate.
• Do not feed oil that smells rancid.