FABBY®

• All horses to maintain optimum gut microbiota and digestive function
• Horses needing a highly concentrated probiotic and prebiotic supplement
• Horses with poor hindgut function, poor ‘doers’ or hard keepers
• Performance horses on hard feed diets
• Aged horses with reduced digestive efficiency
• Horses with scouring or intermittent loose manure

• FABBY® contains highly concentrated probiotics as three different types of yeasts as well as three different types of bacterial strains
• Multiple premium prebiotics to encourage growth and activity of the ‘good’ hindgut microbes for optimum fermentation and digestive capacity
• Digestible and indigestive sources of functional fibres for activating the hindgut to work effectively and improve manure formation
• Active yeast components which help reduce the infective ability and imbalance of ‘bad’ or pathogenic bacteria in the hindgut.
• Also contains multiple mycotoxin binders for horses with digestive sensitivities caused by mycotoxins and toxic substances produced by moulds in grass, grain and hay sources
• Specific amino acids such as L-glutamine and L-threonine and selected nucleotide compounds for extra benefits to digestive cells in the intestinal system and general gut health and well-being.
• FABBY® does not contain fillers, does not swab and is legal to use for all racing and competitions.
• FABBY® is cold-pressed pelleted using advanced technology to ensure the activity and action of the live probiotics.

For horses with serious digestive inability, loose manure or scouring problems, provide between 60 – 120 grams daily for 2 – 6 weeks, or as required.  For ponies, provide 30 – 60 grams.  After the initial period, most horses can be reduced to the maintenance supplementation rate of 30 grams, or 12 grams for a pony.

For a daily premium digestive supplement, the normal supplementation rate is 30 grams for horses or 12 grams for ponies in their daily feed.

1 kg pouch (33 days supply) available for $79.95 which is $2.42 cost per dose.

3.5 kg bucket (116 days supply) available for $249.95 which is $2.15 cost per dose.

10 kg bucket (333 days supply) available from your local stockist at RRP $579.95 which is $1.74 cost per dose.

** Days supply is calculated from the 30 gram dose which is suitable for horses (500 kg body weight) for normal supplementation. Prices are Recommended Retail Price (RRP) including GST (Australian Dollars). Prices may vary between different retailers.

Some horses can be sensitive to touch around flank or when rugging.  Others may show variable ridden temperament, random ‘spooky’ behaviour.  Other common signs include sensitive skin, rough and dull coat.

Many horses with hindgut issues are poor ‘doers’ or hard keepers which struggle to maintain condition or normal weight on adequate food.  Often excessive food is needed to keep the horse at normal weight, which increases the feed bill.

Performance horses on high grain and starch diets particularly benefit from FABBY® to help reduce the risk of hindgut acidosis or acid imbalance causing acidic ‘sour’ manure, ‘cow pat’ droppings or the passing of poorly digested grain.

Aged horses slow to recover after winter or those which often lose condition in hard times due to reduced digestive efficiency, meaning they do not utilise their feed properly.  FABBY® can help maintain weight in aged or senior horses as it helps feed digestion.

Horses with a lack of pasture access and fed a predominately hay diet will be helped by FABBY® to reduce feed amounts and increase the digestion of roughages.

FABBY® is recommended for all horses with poor hindgut function which may lead to passing undigested feed, ‘gassy’ bowels, passing smelly gas or manure, ‘rumbling’ tummies and recurring mild colic symptoms.  Scouring horses or those with intermittent loose manure may have digestive sensitivities that can be helped with FABBY®, especially after sudden feed changes.  These horses may have hindgut microbiota disturbances that lead to long term diarrhoea or chronic anal dribble.

The probiotics in FABBY® include highly researched live yeasts plus bacteria, including Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains, helpful to the equine hindgut.  These probiotics are highly concentrated (18 Billion CFU per maintenance dose) and have a role in reducing hindgut acidosis without artificial buffers.  Acid imbalance in the hindgut can cause serious problems, including acidic build up, hindgut ulcers or ‘cow-pat’ manure.  FABBY® can help protect against negative effects of hindgut starch overload in horses consuming high starch diets.  The live yeasts in FABBY® also help improve digestion of fibre sources to maintain condition in ‘hard keeper’ or ‘poor-doer’ horses.

FABBY® includes multiple prebiotics to feed ‘good bacteria’ populations to positively influence the hindgut microbiota.  These prebiotics have been shown to help horses adapt to new diets, especially after sudden feed changes and improve conversion of feed to energy in horses with inefficient digestive function.

Active Yeast Components are specially purified parts of the yeast cell, including MOS (mannon oligosaccharides), B-glucans and nucleotides which are designed to block attachment of infectious ‘bad’ bacteria to the hindgut lining and the action of pathogens in the hindgut.  The combination of these Active Yeast Components may reduce scouring or loose manure in horses with poor hindgut microbiota balance, especially following antibiotic therapy and anti-inflammatory compounds, such as ‘bute’.  The purified nucleotides in FABBY® benefit digestive function and may help regenerate the entire gastro-intestinal lining of the stomach, small intestine (foregut) and the hindgut.

The functional fibres in FABBY® are a special blend of digestible and indigestible fibres which are designed to stimulate important areas of the gastro-intestinal tract for improved function, helping to regulate food passage through the digestive system.  Optimising the working of the hindgut is an important process in healthy manure production and general efficient digestion.

The mycotoxin binders in FABBY® constitute a broad-spectrum approach using multiple types to counter a wider range of mycotoxins, but are specially selected to not absorb or bind other feed nutrients, such as vitamins.  FABBY® is formulated to help horses exposed to feed ingested mycotoxins (up to a moderate level) and reduce risk of digestive upsets or problems in horses with feed sensitivities.

Specific amino acids, such as L-glutamine and L-threonine, are particularly included as they help to regulate the passage of manure through the gastro-intestinal tract and also provide the cells lining the digestive system with a natural source of energy to optimise digestive activity and maintain normal barrier function. L-threonine may help mucin production in the stomach and small intestine, which is beneficial to the foregut and acid buffering in horses in combination with selected nucleotide extracts to help maintain a healthy stomach and intestinal lining.   The combination of ingredients in FABBY® are uniquely designed to help the entire digestive system and particularly its hindgut microbiome.

The probiotics chosen for FABBY® have a role in maintaining correct gut pH level for optimum digestive function without use of artificial ‘buffers’ that may affect the balance and function of the hindgut.  Marine calcium or sodium bicarbonate are high pH buffers that artificially modify hindgut pH balance.  The specific yeast types in FABBY® help reduce hindgut acidosis through converting the acid to natural forms which are more easily absorbed in horses, which is particularly beneficial in horses on grain-based diets or those at risk of hindgut acidosis.

FABBY® is extensively researched with excellent results in extensive field trials for horses all over Australia. The data from research trials is reinforced by the recognised benefits of the ingredients in FABBY® in relation to hindgut health and function. FABBY® is a true multi-action supplement with a targeted combination of active ingredients, more comprehensive and beneficial than other direct competitor supplements!

Many supplements are also very expensive with some retailing for more than $3.50 per dose per day!  FABBY® is reasonably and economically priced at only $1.50 – $2.00 per maintenance dose.

In contrast, Kohnke’s Own® FABBY® is formulated to help the entire gastro-intestinal system, most specifically the caecum and the large intestine (the horse’s hindgut). It is designed to maximise the health and function of this important region in horses.  Gastro-Coat® and FABBY® are highly compatible and generally work in different areas of the digestive system, so can be fed each day to highly sensitive or digestively challenged horses.

Our supplement, Kohnke’s Own® Gastro-Coat®, is particularly designed to help the horse’s stomach and small intestine when gastric irritation or acid splash is a problem.  Gastro-Coat® containing ingredients with specific roles and actions in the stomach and small intestine.  Gastro-Coat® and FABBY® are two different supplements with separate focus areas, provide targeted action with different active ingredients that each have specific actions.

FABBY® and Gastro-Coat® are highly compatible in horses with very significant gastro-intestinal problems or those which are suspected to have hindgut issues, such as acidosis or hindgut ulcers, as well as gastric irritation or stomach ulcers.

FABBY® and Gastro-Coat® are highly compatible and complementary in horses with very significant gastro-intestinal problems or those which are suspected to have hindgut issues, such as acidosis or hindgut ulcers, as well as gastric irritation or stomach ulcers.

FABBY® and Gastro-Coat® are also fed in different ways and times – FABBY® is perfect as a supplement in the horses’ normal feed daily, whereas Gastro-Coat® is often given as a pre-exercise supplement before ridden work or travelling, in a small feed or an oil paste.  This is when the specific benefits of Gastro-Coat® are most applicable.

FABBY® is also compatible with specialist supplements including Mag-E®, TRIM®, Gastro-Coat® and Redi-Flex® for other benefits which can help horses in different ways.

For use in racehorses, we recommend that you follow local guidelines on use of any supplements prior to race day.