Grouse Grit

Benefits of Owens Nutrition grouse grit:

  • Waterproofing – All grit has added waterproofing*.
    *ON05 does not include waterproofing

  • Supportive Roll- selected yeast and plant extracts to support gut health during parasitic challenge

  • Added dewormer in medicated grit

  • Consistent Grit Size- graded Cornish quartz grit

  • Suitable for all types of game birds

Why feed medicated grit?

  • Quartz grit in the gizzard aids the digestion of heather shoots, which makes up approx. 80% of the fibrous diet of a grouse

  • Medicated grit targets a parasitic threadworm that lives in the gut of red grouse, Trichostrongylus tenuis. A disease more commonly known as Strongylosis or Strongyle worm

  • Owens Nutrition medicated grit contains Flubendazole which targets all stages of the worm’s life cycle

  • Medicated grit reduces worm burdens in grouse, improves body condition and increases chick survival rates, thus increasing grouse productivity

User guide

  • A veterinary prescription is required to buy medicated grit

  • All medicated grit must be removed 28 days before grouse are harvested and consumed

  • Plain grit can be put out to replace medicated grit so the grouse can continue to benefit

  • All Owens Nutrition grit is supplied in 25kg packs