Animal Fat - Feed Ingredient

Animal fat refers to lipids derived from the tissues of livestock animals such as cattle, swine, or poultry. These fats are typically obtained during meat processing through rendering, a process that involves cooking down animal tissues to separate fat from protein and moisture. The final product is a purified fat that may be solid or semi-solid at room temperature, depending on its fatty acid composition.

In equine nutrition, animal fat is primarily used as a concentrated energy source. It offers more than twice the caloric density of carbohydrates or protein, making it useful in high-energy diets or for horses with increased caloric demands. Animal fats are also included to enhance palatability and reduce dustiness in textured or pelleted feeds. Although horses are herbivores and do not naturally consume animal fat, small quantities are generally considered safe.

The following equine feeds, supplements and products contain Animal Fat as an ingredient.

Feed Name	Brand	ID	Availability	Format	Protein	Fat	ADF	NDF	NSC	DE	Lysine	Calcium	Phosphorus	Magnesium	Potassium	Sodium	Chloride	Iron	Zinc	Copper	Selenium	Biotin	Vitamin E
12% Sweet Feed	Producer's Pride	401354		Textured	13.33%	2.78%	25.56%	44.44%	17.89%	3.06 mcal/kg	4.3%	1.3%	0.44%	0.36%	0.28%	0.2%	0.3 ppm	372.96 ppm	88.89 ppm	36.1 ppm	0.33 ppm	0.5 ppm	--
Align	OE Nutraceuticals	430284		--	17.25%	26.25%	39%	44%	0%	4.48 mcal/kg	6.77%	0.35%	0.5%	0.28%	1.25%	0.28%	0.53 ppm	2670.07 ppm	1035.03 ppm	210 ppm	6.83 ppm	20.25 ppm	5025.13 KIU
Chelates Plus	Doctor's Choice Supplements	469533		Pelleted	--	--	--	0%	--	--	--	7.5%	6.88%	2.25%	--	--	--	--	3875 ppm	1362.5 ppm	--	--	22046.2 KIU
Colostrum Supplement	Manna Pro	430516		Powdered	27.78%	22.22%	0.21%	0.83%	--	4.76 mcal/kg	8.4%	1.11%	0.78%	--	--	0.56%	--	--	133.33 ppm	11.11 ppm	0.33 ppm	--	488.89 KIU
EndurExtra	Kentucky Performance Products	1230133	--	Powdered	--	50.5%	--	--	--	5.2 mcal/kg	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	4444.4 KIU
Fat - Animal Vegetable Blend		71398		--	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	9.52 mcal/kg	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0 ppm	0 ppm	0 ppm	0 ppm	0 ppm	--	0 KIU
Foal Balancer Milk Pellets	Seminole	408500	--	Pelleted	33.33%	11.11%	2.06%	5.69%	22%	4 mcal/kg	6.67%	3.06%	0.89%	--	1.65%	--	--	--	444.44 ppm	111.11 ppm	1.44 ppm	0.48 ppm	244.96 KIU
Foal Milk Bits	Hoffman's Horse Products	581986		Pelleted	33.33%	11.7%	1.3%	4%	--	4.08 mcal/kg	--	1.67%	1.11%	0.09%	0.88%	0.77%	--	133.33 ppm	294.44 ppm	61.11 ppm	0.33 ppm	--	55.56 KIU
Foal Milk Replacer	Hoffman’s Horse Products	612153		Powdered	20.2%	15.15%	--	--	--	2.51 mcal/kg	--	0.91%	0.81%	--	--	0.81%	--	--	--	--	0.3 ppm	--	303.03 KIU
Grade A Ultra 24 Milk Replacer	Sav-A-Caf	430518		--	26.67%	26.67%	0.21%	0.83%	--	5.24 mcal/kg	8.75%	1.11%	0.89%	--	--	0.83%	--	--	133.33 ppm	6.67 ppm	0.33 ppm	--	281.7 KIU
Hay Stretcher	Producer's Pride	401358		Pelleted	13.48%	1.69%	41.57%	57.3%	--	2.3 mcal/kg	6%	0.56%	0.28%	--	1.4%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
High Octane Alleviate	Purina	986525	--	Pelleted	17.7%	4.4%	15.6%	29.98%	23.76%	2.97 mcal/kg	4.7%	2.81%	0.78%	0.75%	0.8%	0.2%	0.3 ppm	406.48 ppm	67.76 ppm	3.3 ppm	--	--	--
Mare's Milk Plus	Buckeye	401669		Premix	22.1%	14.7%	0.21%	0.2%	--	2.46 mcal/kg	8.6%	1%	0.68%	--	--	--	--	--	115.8 ppm	36.8 ppm	0.33 ppm	--	245 KIU
Mare’s Match® Foal Transition Pellets	Land O Lakes	71320		Pelleted	29.21%	11.24%	3.37%	5.62%	--	3.98 mcal/kg	6%	2.81%	1.01%	--	--	0.56%	--	--	157.3 ppm	44.94 ppm	0.34 ppm	--	247.19 KIU
Multi-Species Milk Replacer	Hubbard Feeds	430650		--	25.53%	25.53%	0.21%	0.57%	--	5.25 mcal/kg	8.75%	1.06%	0.85%	--	--	0.53%	--	--	127.66 ppm	10.64 ppm	0.32 ppm	1.45 ppm	269.71 KIU
Yellow Grease		71403		--	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	9.52 mcal/kg	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0 ppm	0 ppm	0 ppm	0 ppm	0 ppm	0 ppm	6.7 KIU

Feeds, Supplements & Products

12% Sweet Feed (Producer’s Pride)

Caloric Energy

Complete Feed

Fiber

Flavor

Producer’s Pride 12% sweet feed is a textured feed intended for horses and ruminants. It provides 12% protein and a high-inclusion of molasses to encourage palatability.

Align (OE Nutraceuticals)

Gut Health

Mineral Balance

Nutrition

Vitamins

Align is a vitamin and mineral supplement intended for performance horses. It contains prebiotics and probiotics which are meant to support gut health.

Feed Additives Gut Supplement Minerals

Beef Tallow

Coat Quality

Energy

Fat

Weight Issues

Fat from cattle is referred to as beef tallow. It is an energy-dense feed ingredient commonly used in baked goods. It is not commonly fed to horses.

Feed Additives Energy Sources Fat

Chelates Plus (Doctor’s Choice Supplements)

Health

Nutrition

Organic Trace Minerals

Vitamins

Chelates Plus is a supplement intended to provide greater nutrient absorbability. It is designed growing, mature, and breeding horses.

Feed Additives Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Corn Minerals

Colostrum Supplement (Manna Pro)

Foal

Growth

Gut Health

Protein

Colostrum Supplement by Manna Pro is a colostrum additive designed to be fed to newborn calves, kids, lambs, foals, piglets, llama, alpacas, puppies and kittens. It is milk protein-based and fortified with added vitamins and minerals.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Protein Fat Milk Replacer

EndurExtra (Kentucky Performance Products)

Fat

Performance

Senior

Weight Issues

EndurExtra by Kentucky Performance Products is a powdered fat supplement intended to support weight gain in hard keepers, performance horses and seniors.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Weight Gain Supplement Fat

Fat – Animal Vegetable Blend

Coat Quality

Energy

Fat

Weight Issues

Blends of animal and vegetable fat have higher non-saturated fatty acid content than animal fat alone. Animal and vegetable fat sources are used as high-energy ingredients in animal feeds.

Energy Sources Fat

Fat – Hydrogenated Tallow

Coat Quality

Energy

Fat

Weight Issues

Hydrogenated tallow is animal fat rendered to saturate the bonds in the fatty acids making it firm. It has a variety of uses, including as a feed ingredient and as an emollient in cosmetics and moisturizers.

Feed Additives Energy Sources Fat

Foal Balancer Milk Pellets (Seminole)

Foal

Growth

Probiotic

Yeast

Seminole Foal Balancer Milk Pellets is a milk replacer and creep feed intended for nursing and orphan foals. It can also be fed to lactating mares and performance horses. This feed contains probiotic and yeast culture.

Feed Additives Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Protein Milk Replacer

Foal Milk Bits (Hoffman’s Horse Products)

Fiber

Foal

Health

Nutrition

Foal Milk Bits from Hoffman's Horse Products is a pelleted feed for foals. Foal Milk Bits is intended to supplement mare's milk. Foal Milk Bits may provide extra nutrition to foals who require additional calories.

Energy Sources

Foal Milk Replacer (Hoffman’s Horse Products)

Fat

Foal

Health

Nutrition

Foal Milk Replacer from Hoffman's is intended to replace or supplement a mare's milk. This milk replacer is highly palatable and intended to meet growing foals requirements.

Supplement Milk Replacer

Grade A Ultra 24 Milk Replacer (Sav-A-Caf)

Foal

Growth

Nutrition

Protein

Ultra 24 by Sav-a-Caf is a multi-species milk replacer that can be given to foals and calves. It contains 24% fat and 24% protein from milk to support digestion and growth.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Milk Replacer

Hay Stretcher (Producer’s Pride)

Caloric Energy

Hay Stretcher

Nutrition

Protein

Producer’s Pride Hay Stretcher is an alfalfa-based pelleted feed intended for horses, cattle, sheep and goats. It provides 12% protein and includes peanut hulls, wheat middlings, soybean hulls and molasses.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Fiber

High Octane Alleviate (Purina)

Digestion

Gut Health

Hindgut

Nutrients

High Octane Alleviate by purina is a pelleted gastric and ruminal support supplement. It is intended to support optimal pH in the digestive systems of animals.

Gut Supplement Supplement

Mare’s Milk Plus (Buckeye)

Energy

Foal

Nutrition

Protein

Mares Milk Plus is a powdered milk replacer for nursing, orphaned or rejected foals. It contains digestible, whey-based proteins to minimize digestive upset and is fully fortified.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Feeds Milk Replacer Protein Fat

Mare’s Match® Foal Transition Pellets (Land O Lakes)

Fat

Foal

Growth

Protein

Mare's Match® Foal Transition Pellets is a milk-based feed targeted to weanlings transitioning to solid feed. It is a source of protein, fat, vitamins and minerals.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement

Multi-Species Milk Replacer (Hubbard Feeds)

Bone Health

Foal

Growth

Nutrition

Hubbard® Life Multi-Species Milk Replacer supplies complete nutrition for foals, goat kids, lambs, calves and piglets. It is used to replace or supplement mother's milk with all-milk protein sources and high fat.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Feeds Milk Replacer

Partially Hydrogenated Tallow

Coat Quality

Energy

Fat

Weight Issues

Partially hydrogenated tallow is rendered animal fat that has a portion of its fatty acid bonds saturated. It has the consistency of whipped cream and is commonly used in packaged foods.

Feed Additives Energy Sources Fat

Tallow Porcine

Coat Quality

Energy

Fat

Weight Issues

Pig fat is a high-energy feed ingredient referred to as porcine tallow. It is used in baked goods, animal diets, and rarely in equine diets.

Feed Additives Energy Sources Fat

Yellow Grease

Coat Quality

Energy

Fat

Weight Issues

Yellow grease is a combination of stabilized animal and vegetable fats collected from the restaurant industry. It is used more commonly in production animal diets than horse feeds.

Feed Additives Energy Sources Fat