Oroua Downs TEFF Chaff

Oroua Downs TEFF Chaff

What is Teff?
Teff is a small-grained grass, native to the Horn of Africa and endemic to Eritrea and Ethiopia where its history as a valuable human food source can be traced back many centuries. Teff seed flour remains a staple of the local North African diet and is eaten in flatbreads. Teff flour is an expensive flour and is becoming a favourite in the Western world amongst people following a gluten-free diet.
It is a fast-growing grass with a fine stem and is relatively adaptable to various warm climate environments. It is an annual crop and, with the right conditions, can be a high-yielding seed crop. In addition to the seed, the high nutritional value of the stem and leaf, and its soft texture and easy palatability, makes teff a popular animal feed.
Teff chaff for horses
Teff hay and chaff have long been prized as a premium equine food and its soft-textured leafy chaff is particularly attractive and palatable to horses. It is a subtropical grass species an generally low in sugars and starch. Therefore it is a valuable fibre source for horses needing a low-sugar diet due to laminitis and insulin resistance. It is easily digestible, nutritious and provides essential roughage for digestive health.
Locally grown teff - available for the first time Red Barn Supply Co can now offer our customers the exclusive chance to feed their animals this internationally sought-after premium equine chaff. It is grown in the Manawatu region by a producer of quality animal feeds specialising in hay and chaff. After three years of trialing various teff varieties, the Barenburg variety is proving the best for the grower’s spray-free
requirement. Cutting at optimum times for the lowest sugar level maintains the high fibre and high protein profile of the chaff.
Why teff?
As horses must consume the equivalent of approximately 10% of their body weight each day in dry fibre, it can be difficult in winter to maintain adequate nutrition with grass and low-value hay.
Teff has high amounts of fibre compared to other cool-season chaffs and therefore boosts nutritional intake without spiking glucose.
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