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Foraging Behavior, Herd Hierarchy, and Body Condition in Horses

...consider vitamin E supplementation. “Vitamin E levels in hay steadily decline with storage. If hay is the only source of vitamin E for the horse, supplementation with a natural-source vitamin...

Western performance reining cutting horse.

Antioxidant Supplementation in Horses Protects Muscle, Doesn’t Inhibit Muscle Growth

...with branched-chain amino acids. Vitamin E was selected as the antioxidant in this study. The control diet contained 840 IU of vitamin E, while the diets supplemented with antioxidants contained...

What Do I Feed My Pregnant Mare?

...hay or some other forage product, vitamin E levels decrease. As such, any horse on a hay-based diet will profit from supplemental vitamin E.” To address this concern, offer lactating...

Muscle Loss: Atrophy Scoring System for Horses Introduced

...diet full of antioxidants could slow ageing and minimize the development or severity of age-related disorders,” suggested Crandell. “Natural sources of antioxidants such as vitamin E include fresh forages. Vitamin...

Chestnut horse eating grain from a blue feed bucket in a stall.

Can Yeast Boost a Horse’s Immune System?

...from vitamin E supplementation in the face of vaccination.* Certain vitamin E products have more beneficial effects in horses than others. According to Crandell, “Nano-E, developed by Kentucky Equine Research,...

Muscle Atrophy in Horses

...(AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) may also be present. Vitamin E concentration. Vitamin E concentration can be measured in serum samples; however, variability in serum levels can be quite large...

Equine Recurrent Colic and Allergies

...a vitamin E supplement in the ration as well as a vitamin-mineral supplement. The ration also includes salt, though if you have clean salt available for free-choice consumption, the horse...

Color of Horse Hay: What Does It Mean?

...suggesting the forage is nutritious and free of molds. Green hay is often rife with carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, and vitamin E. Yellow. If hay is yellow, there...

Equine Nutritionist Farm Call: Three Horses, Three Problems

...rainrot. Another important immune-building nutrient is vitamin E, especially for horses that do not have access to fresh green grass and those maintained on hay-only diets. Not all vitamin E...

Selenium Status in Horses

...Preserve. Because selenium nutrition is linked with vitamin E, consider a natural vitamin E supplement for all horses that do not have access to fresh forage. Water-soluble, natural-source vitamin E,...

Incidence of Cervical-Related Ataxia in Horses

...fusion (23%), or euthanasia (15%). Those horses treated conservatively for CVSM were given, as part of their recovery plan, vitamin E supplementation. “Use of vitamin E supplementation in neurological cases...

Breeding Stallions: Nutrition Matters

...not on fresh green grass, supplemental natural vitamin E may be warranted, particularly if feeding a high-fat diet. Choose a natural-source, water-soluble vitamin E, like Nano-E. Targeted Supplementation Routine supplementation...

Shivers in Horses: Newest Facts and Findings

...dose of natural-source, water-soluble vitamin E, like Nano•E, doubles serum vitamin E levels within 12 hours of supplementation.” Do you have additional questions on shivers and vitamin E? Ask a...

Feeding Mares in Late Gestation: Four Tactics for Success

...fescue may be growing 60-90 days prior to foaling date, and avoid fescue hay whenever possible. Vitamin and mineral balance. Recommendations for vitamin A and vitamin E intake are higher...

Horse Feed Formulation: What Is a Premix?

...oil or stabilized rice bran. All of these feedstuffs contribute marginally to the vitamin and mineral profiles of textured or pelleted feed, but for many classes of horses, further nutrition...