1st Edition Feeding

1st Edition Feeding
Hulless Oats
Oats
Flax
Bird Seed
Hay
Shavings
Straw Pellets
Rubber Mats
WWW.SEMICAN.CA
Toll free: 1-866-736-4226
Semican
Semican is a 25 year old privately owned Canadian company that markets a full line of
farm seeds and horse products to dealers in the USA and Canada.
Semican has set the standard for horse oats and supporting product in the northeast
with their cereal breeding program and their state of the art cleaning process for grains.
Plesssisville, Quebec, Canada
Semican inc… and Research
A specialised team operates the research farm. Developing new varieties of cereal and
soybean, these specialists offer the partners of Semican the expertise to evaluate future
varieties for producers. The research division of Semican is the starting point for new
markets that will ensure the success of a new crop.
The research team is composed of two cereal breeders with a team of technicians.
The research team also provides support to the sales division for the quality control of
various programs of marketing and production.
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Research Farm
Some of our products
Equavena
Hulless Oats
50 lbs (22.68 kg)
Golden Select Oats
Whole & crimped
50 lbs (22.68 kg)
Compressed Hay
35 lbs, 65 lbs and 90 lbs
(16 kg, 30 kg and 40 kg )
Alfalfa Pellets
50 lbs (22.68 kg)
Hay Cubes
Alfalfa and Timothy
Alfalfa 50 lbs (22.68 kg)
Black Oil
Ergonomic Mat
Straw Pellets
40 lbs (18.14 kg)
Dry Spruce Shavings
44.45 cm (18’’) wide,70.61 cm (27’’) long,
29.21 cm (11’’) thick, 18.14 kg (32 lbs)
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EQUAVENA Hulless Oats
Get the same amount of energy into your horse using less feed. Everything your horse
needs in one Hulless Oats package.
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Oats, bagged and bulk
Steps in processing our oats.
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scalper
debarder
cleaning sizing
VDMC (dust collecting equipment)
de-stoner
Whole oats available in 96 lbs, 50 lbs, 40 kg and bulk. Crimped oats available in
80 lbs and 50 lbs.
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Hay / Compressed Hay
Big square bales 34” x 34” x 90” of approx. 800 lbs.
Available in Timothy, Timothy-Grass, Alfalfa and Timothy-Alfalfa. We also have 2 tie hay 50
lbs. Our pictures show double compressed.
A 2 stage selection process for better quality control:
- Pre-selected at the farm;
- During compaction process, all bales are visually inspected.
Innovative Packaging:
Compaction process reduces storage requirement by 75%.
Types of hay available : Timothy Grass 1st & 2nd cut, Timothy Alfalfa 1st & 2nd cut.
For an updated nutrient analysis (available upon request), please call us at 1-866-736-4226.
Timothy Grass
35 lbs and 65 lbs
Compressed Hay
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Timothy Grass 35 lbs
Straw Pellets
Semican straw pellets bedding is made from chopped straw.
● Lightly mist with water a freshly dressed up stall, to weaken the core strength of the
pellet and boost its absorption power.
● Replace as you scoop out.
Unpalatable
Research has proven that horses have no interest in eating the bedding due to the
natural additive. This, even if they have been fasting and exposed to fresh new bedding.
Safe
Zero impact on the horse’s health. Research trials have shown that our straw pellets are less
dusty than wood shaving and have no adverse effects on the horses respiratory track.
Performance
• Semican’s straw pellets have a mass weight of 0.825g/ml which is superior to the regular straw or wood shavings at 0.129g/ml. This greatly reduces the storage space needed for
bedding.
• Less dusty than wood shavings.
• In comparison of wood shavings in the same thickness, it offers a more comfortable mat.
• When horses lay down, it easily stays in place and it doesn’t move like wood shavings, so
horses won’t have a bare floor.
• Semican’s straw pellets absorb 3 times it’s weight in liquid, unlike wood shavings.
• Additive is incorporated to reduce consumption of the bedding.
• It changes color when soiled so you can easily see it, unlike wood shavings.
• This bedding requires 37% less time to clean up than wood shavings.
• When cleaning up, there is a 37.5% added savings for the bedding in comparison with wood shavings.
• No odour from ammonia during the clean up contrary to wood shavings.
Maintenance
• Remove soiled lumps from the bedding with a pitchfork, not a shovel.
• When adding more straw pellets, you should wet it again to activate the expansion.
• Remove and replace it all between 2 to 6 weeks of usage or just for cleanliness.
Straw pellets vs. Wood shavings
* Reduce maintenance time.
* Less storage space for bedding material.
* Less storage for the soiled bedding, less volume to dispose.
* Low odour level.
* Superior absorption, urine is limited in its space.
* For the same thickness, your horse won’t have a bare floor to sleep on.
* No more bare floors to improve your animal’s comfort.
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Hay Cubes
Timothy - Alfalfa Cubes
Timothy - Alfalfa
50 lbs (22.68 kg)
Alfalfa
50 lbs (22.68 kg)
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Alfalfa Cubes
Alfalfa Pellets
Alfalfa Pellets
Alfalfa Pellets
50 lbs (22.68 kg)
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Other products also available
Ergonomic Mat
Specifications:
Size: 42” X 72” (122cm X 183cm)
or made to order.
(Interlocking avail.)
Thickness: 3/4” (6mm)
Surface: Non skid design with perpendicular lines.
Underside: Angular designed grooves 1/4” (6mm)
deep.
Weight: 83 lbs. (37.65 kg)
Birdseeds available:
Striped sunflower
Sunflower chips
Safflower
Flax, Ground Flax
Milo
Dry Spruce Shavings
3.2 cu.ft & 2.8 cu.ft.
Black Oil
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Seeds
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Horse pasture mix
Deer mix
Wildlife mixture
Forage Maker 50 ( forage oats )
Maxi-sile ( mix of forage oats and forage peas )
Tripper mix ( mix of triticale and pea )
Alfalfa :
AC Brador ( Semican exclusive )
Runner ( Creeping rooted )
Clover : Certified AC Charlie
Medium Red
Mammoth Red
Alsike
Uncertified Ladino
Trefoil :
Norcen
Common
Timothy :
Certified Ovation ( Semican exclusive )
Certified Kara ( Semican exclusive )
Uncertified Climax
Bromegrass :
Certified AC Rocket and / or Carlton
Common
Certified Meadow bromegrass fleet
Orchardgrass :
Certified Baridana
Common
Canary :
Certified Venture
Common Reed
Fescue : Tall Fescue
Ryegrass: Perennial and Annual forage type
*Different mixes are available
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The winner circle
“Semican International is a privately owned company that is
committed to the horse industry with quality products and services.”
Kiaran P. McLaughlin, USA Horse Trainer.
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Ron Turcotte, Jockey, Hall of Fame Inductee, 1980.
Racing accomplishments:
He finished his full year of riding in 1977 by riding Canadian horse of the year Lalezane,
like he did riding an ex claimer name Crafty Lace to horse of the year in his first full year of riding 1962.
In 1965 he won the Preakness aboard Tom Rolfe.
In 1970, He was honored to meet Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2 when she presented him with
the winning trophy for the Manitoba Centennial Derby, a race he won with the Canadian filly FANFRELUCHE who also was voted horse of the
year 1970.
In 1970 he also became the only jocky to win the HIALEAH TURF SERIES (The Palm Beach,
Bourgainvilla and Hialeah Turf Cup)
aboard the grass horse Vent Du Nord.
In 1972 he rode Riva Ridge to victories in the
KY. Derby and the Belmont Stakes. By winning the KY Derby, Preakness and Belmont stakes with Secretariat in 1973, he became the first
jockey in 71 years to win back to back KY Derbies
and the only jockey to win five of six consecutive Triple Crown races.
In 1973, Ron won the most coveted prize in racing when, as the regular jockey for Secretariat, he became
the first jockey in 25 years to win America’s Triple Crown. To this day, Secretariat is still considered by
many to be the greatest thoroughbred of all times.
In his short career he won over 3000 races and many major Stakes, the most notables being:
2 Canadian Championships, 2 Massachussett Handicap, 2 Laurel Futurity Stakes, 2 Garden State Stakes,
2 Man O’War Stakes, 2 Suburban Handicaps, 2 Alabama Stakes.
He also won the Jockey Club Gold Cup - Malboro Cup - Hawthorne Gold Cup - Black Eyed Susan - KY. Oaks
- Monmouth Oaks - Coaching Club American Oaks - Blue Grass – Traveers – Selima – Sorority - Alcibiade
- Arlington Washington Lassie - Wood Memorial - Hopeful - 2 Champagne Stakes – Arlington Invitational –
Spinaway – Matron – Brooklyn Handicap – Florida Derby - Hollywood Derby – Hawthorne Derby - Quebec
Derby – Manitoba Derby – American Derby – The Cornhusker, to name some of the biggest amongst many
other Stakes races.
Halls of Fame induction:
.The National Museum of racing and Hall of Fame
.The Canadian Racing Hall of Fame
.The Canadian All Sports Hall of Fame
.The New York Sports Hall of Fame
.The Long Island Sports Hall of Fame
.The Hawthorne Racing Hall of Fame
.The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame
Prestigious awards:
.He is a member of The Order of Canada
.The Paul Harris Fellowship Award
.The George Wolfe Memorial Award
.The Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
.The Canadian Sovereign Award
.The Big Sport of Turfdom Award
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Management Team
Here at Semican, we have a dedicated team, including research scientist Dr.Vernon
Burrows and Hall of Fame Inductee, jockey, Ron Turcotte.
Chantal Savard (Vice President of sales and logistics)
Jacques Beauchesne (Founder and President of Semican)
France Gingras (Vice President of Finance)
Martin Godbout (Production Supervisor)
Research Team
Research Farm team from left to right:
Julie Durand (cereal breeder),
Jacques Beauchesne (President of Semican),
Dr.Vernon Burrows (retired consultant) & Dr. Ren
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Semican Corporate & Production Location
The Semican plant and the corporate office are located in the center of Quebec, 125
miles from the US border, 100 miles from Montreal and 50 miles from Quebec city.
It gives us the opportunity to be closer to ports.
We also sell in many other countries, such as:
Canada
Puerto Rico
South Korea
USA
UK
UAE
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For more information, please contact us:
Semican
366 rg 10,
Plessisville, Qc, Canada
G6L 2Y2
Research Farm
1290 route 116 west,
Princeville, Qc, Canada
G6L 4K7
Phone:
819-362-8823
Fax: 819-362-3385
Toll free: 1-866-736-4226
1-866-SEMICAN
Email: semican@semican.ca
Web site: www.semican.ca
Some products are not
listed in this catalog.
Please call us for more
information.
©
Semican 2009