PARNUT Entry 71: Compensation for chronic insufficiency of small intestine function
Particular nutritional purpose: Compensation for chronic insufficiency of small intestine function
Species or category of animal: Equines
Essential nutritional characteristics: — Highly digestible fibres — High quality protein sources and lysine > 4,3 % of crude protein — Total sugar and starch to provide a maximum of 0,5 g/kg BW/meal — Cereal grains processed via a hydrothermal treatment, such as extrusion, micronisation, expansion or flaking, to improve pre-caecal digestion
Recommended length of time: Long term or until resolution of the issue
Labelling declarations: — Highly digestible feed materials including their processing, if appropriate. — Total sugar and starch — Protein sources
Other provisions: 1. Guidance shall be provided on — the precise situations in which the use of the feed is appropriate — 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.
Source: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354, Annex, Part B, entry 71 — EUR-Lex consolidated version 2025-04-22 (CELEX:02020R0354).