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Nutrition of the Breeding Stallion

...given may be decreased slightly. Fortified concentrates will contain the vitamins and minerals stallions necessary for optimal nutrition. As with all horses, stallions should have access to a white salt...

Six Steps to Feeding a Pregnant Mare

...condition score to help cope with the energy drain of milk production. 2. Provide vitamins and minerals. For the first seven or eight months of pregnancy, the mare requires no...

Refeeding Malnourished Horses

...every 2-3 days. Horses should have access to or be fed mineral and vitamin supplements or balancer pellets. Vitamins and minerals should be fed according to the manufacturer’s label to...

Six Steps to Feeding a Pregnant Mare

...condition score to help cope with the energy drain of milk production. 2. Provide vitamins and minerals. For the first seven or eight months of pregnancy, the mare requires no...

Muscle-Wasting in Old Horses

...natural-source vitamin E is more effective than synthetic vitamin E. Beyond that, how vitamin E is delivered matters. Nano-E, a natural-source vitamin E, uses liposome encapsulation and nanodispersion technology to...

Nutritional Support of Lyme Disease

...its anti-inflammatory properties. Not all vitamin E supplements are the same, so look for a natural vitamin E product (d-alpha-tocopherol, not dl-alpha-tocopherol). In a trial conducted at KER, bioavailability was...

An Introduction to Coenzyme Q10 for Athletic Horses

...biochemical nomenclature. The name ubiquinone was derived from the adjective ubiquitous, a nod to the compound’s widespread distribution in nature. Why isn’t coenzyme Q10 considered a vitamin? By definition, vitamins...

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Feeding During an Endurance Ride

...good to be true, it probably is. Supplements such as antioxidants (vitamin E, selenium, and to a certain extent vitamin C) may be beneficial to prevent muscular oxidation and damage...

Best Horse Feed: Plain Oats or Fortified Feed?

...only forage and oats does not, however, provide optimal nutrition to most horses, according to Whitehouse. “Certainly, young horses require additional vitamin and mineral fortification for peak growth and development,...

Feeding Broodmares in Late Pregnancy

...access to green pasture or vitamin A supplementation. The growth rate of the foals will be reduced significantly because the vitamin A content of hay that has been stored for...

Neuroaxonal Dystrophy in Horses

...Vitamin E deficiency is associated with both NAD and EDM. Horses affected with NAD on a farm in California had variable serum vitamin E concentrations and nutritional analysis showed that...

Winter Well with Targeted Support

...receive appropriate vitamin E supplementation, look for a water-soluble, natural (d-alpha-tocopherol) product such as Nano-E, which uses nanodispersion to efficiently deliver vitamin E throughout the body. This form of vitamin...

Managing Horses on Declining Pasture

...effective source of supplemental vitamin E is d-alpha-tocopherol or natural vitamin E. Nano-E is a natural-source vitamin E supplement that possesses a unique delivery action, nanodispersion, which allows the vitamin...

Preventing Equine Motor Neuron Disease

...vitamin E. Read more from Advances in Equine Nutrition III. Related: Effects of Vitamin E Supplementation and Implications for Treatment of Neurologic Disease Vitamin E Critical for Nerve Health...

Nano-E Aids Wound Healing in Horses: Customer Report

...tissue has developed and the wound is almost entirely healed. Fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin E must be offered to horses in a way that maximizes absorption. Each vitamin E nanoparticle...