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20/5/2021

Nutrition in different brands of emu feeds

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We have spent the last few days looking at the nutrition in emu feeds available. Then created an Excel file of all the properties we have had from contacting the companies.

If you know of any other companies (worldwide) please let us know.

We are hoping this information can help people make the right choice for their emus situation. We originally started this study to have a look at the B vitamins and E vitamins (plus Selenium) due to the sudden increase in splayed leg and wry neck that has spiked worldwide this year in the northern hemisphere (2020 -2021).

Parent nutrition is just as important as chick nutrition.

All companies state that grit should also be made available and that forage, fruit and vegetables should also be available. Some companies state that the dried feed makes up approx 75% of the diet.

A PDF and also Excel file can be downloaded below.

Brands listed below are.. Mazuri, Charnwoods, Dodson and Horrell, Kalmbach, Versele-laga, Garvo and Hubbard

A late addition...

Guaranteed Analysis
CRUDE PROTEIN….…NOT LESS THAN…………14.06%
CRUDE FAT…….………NOT LESS THAN……….….3.00%
CRUDE FIBER…………NOT MORE THAN…….….13.40%
ASH……………………….NOT MORE THAN…………8.90%

List of Ingredients
Wheat Bran, Suncured Alfalfa Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Soybean Meal, Calcium Carbonate, Mono-Dicalcium Phosphate, Cane Molasses, Salt (Sodium Chloride), Propionic Acid (a preservative), Choline Chloride, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, DL-Calcium Pantothenic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin K(Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite), Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Ethoxyquin(a preservative), Biotin Supplement, Sodium Selenite (Selenium).