PARNUT Entry 70: Compensation for chronic digestive disorders of large intestine
Particular nutritional purpose: Compensation for chronic digestive disorders of large intestine
Species or category of animal: Equines
Essential nutritional characteristics: — Starch content to provide < 1 g/kg BW/meal (< 0,5 g/kg BW/meal, if diarrhoea present) — Cereal grains processed via a hydrothermal treatment, such as extrusion, micronisation, expansion or flaking, to improve small intestinal starch digestion — Additional supply of water soluble vitamins and adequate minerals/electrolytes levels — Additional supply of oil if no diarrhoea
Recommended length of time: Long term or until resolution of the issue
Labelling declarations: — Starch — Crude fat
Other provisions: 1. Guidance shall be provided — on the precise situations in which the use of the feed is appropriate, in particular whether the product is for use in animals with concurrent diarrhoea or not. — on meal size and forage intake. 2. The instructions for proper use shall refer, depending on the oil content, to the potential gradual use and suggest a monitoring for diarrhoea. 3. Indicate on the labelling the processing used for the cereal grains.
Source: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354, Annex, Part B, entry 70 — EUR-Lex consolidated version 2025-04-22 (CELEX:02020R0354).