Is Your Horse Getting Enough Vitamin D?
Vitamin D plays many important roles in the physiology of the horse, such as enabling calcium absorption and maintaining bone health. Several studies also show that vitamin D supports the...
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Muscle Changes in Horses with Vitamin E-Responsive Myopathy
...low muscle concentrations of vitamin E. Two horses had low muscle vitamin E concentrations despite having either normal or high serum vitamin E concentration. Horses were treated symptomatically and with...
Unique Delivery System Maximizes Vitamin E Absorption
Vitamin E is one of only two important vitamins that a horse cannot produce itself and therefore it must be provided in the diet. This vitamin requires a small amount...
Vitamin E and Selenium Status in Horses
...have shown that natural vitamin E is more bioavailable than synthetic vitamin E and significantly raises both serum and cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of α-tocopherol compared to synthetic vitamin E. Vitamin...
Vitamin K: Essential for Bone Development in Horses
Vitamin K is not one vitamin, but a group of substances with similar structures and actions. Vitamin K1(phylloquinone) is found in grass and other green, leafy plants, while vitamin K2...
Vitamin E Requirements in Stallions
Vitamin E is an important antioxidant, as are selenium and vitamin C. Nutrient Requirements of Horses (Sixth Edition, 2007) recommends 500 IU of vitamin E per day for 1100-pound (500-kg)...
Vitamin D for Respiratory Health in Horses
Recent research describes unique vitamin D dynamics in horses and confirms that the nutrient plays an important role in bone health. Studies indicate that the benefits of vitamin D extend...
Vitamin A Important for Growth in Young Horses
...systemic effects of vitamin A on growth, as well as the poor growth usually associated with vitamin A deficiency, are related to its effects on growth hormone secretion. Vitamin A...
Vitamin E Deficiency and Central Nervous System Damage in Foals
...Three groups of foals were studied: those genetically susceptible to eNAD subjected to vitamin E deficiency; healthy foals subjected to vitamin E deficiency; and healthy foals supplemented with vitamin E....
Low Vitamin D Levels and Foals
...associated with multi-organ failure. Low vitamin D levels have also been identified in sick foals. To better understand the role of vitamin D in sick neonates, Kamir** measured vitamin D,...
Role of Vitamin E in Equine Nerve and Muscle Health
...muscle loss? Vitamin E plays an important role in muscle and nerve function, which likely explains why the nutrient is commonly fed to performance horses. Vitamin E works in concert...
Vitamin K in Equine Diets
The major function of vitamin K is associated with blood coagulation. In fact, the Danish discoverer of the vitamin named it after its function “koagulation” (Danish spelling). The vitamin is...
Vitamin C in Growing and Mature Horses
Vitamin C’s well-publicized role as a powerful antioxidant overshadows the many other functions it has in the body. Perhaps the most important role of vitamin C for the growing horse...
What Is the Best Way to Supplement Horses with Vitamin E?
...5,000 IU of vitamin E in one of three forms: synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate), natural-source vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol acetate), and natural vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopherol) in a micellized water-soluble...
Vitamin D in Horse Diets: Research Review
...that what we thought we knew about horse’s dietary requirements for vitamin D might not, in fact, be correct or complete.” Key points in the review on vitamin D included...