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Vitamin D Supplementation in Horses: Research Collaboration

...in Animals, researchers hypothesized that the management of stabled, nongrazing racehorses is a risk factor for low vitamin D status. To test the hypothesis, the vitamin D status of nongrazing...

Vitamin A for Horses

Vitamin A is important in equine diets because of its powerful antioxidant action. This vitamin also supports vision, reproductive functions, and the equine immune system. Vitamin A is synthesized in...

How Well Is a Water-Dispersible Vitamin E Supplement Utilized by Horses?

A supplementation study was conducted in five vitamin E-deficient mature Quarter Horses to determine how well a water-dispersible vitamin E supplement is used by horses. For four weeks prior to...

Switching to Hay? Remember Vitamin E

...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 to hit...

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalopathy and Vitamin E

...and less-available source. A high-quality supplement contains natural vitamin E instead of synthetic. Supplementing a natural vitamin E source may help horses recover. Vitamin E is important for healthy nerve...

Do Performance Horses Need B-Vitamin Supplementation?

Performance horses are often administered large quantities of B-vitamins before exercise in an attempt to improve performance. B-vitamins play an important role in the conversion of pyruvate into acetyl Co-A...

Thin senior roan horse grazing in a field.

Vitamin E, Oxidative Stress, and PPID in Horses: Is There a Link?

...suggested Kathleen Crandell, Ph.D., a nutritionist at Kentucky Equine Research. “Natural sources of antioxidants such as vitamin E and β-carotene include fresh forages. Vitamin E levels in fresh green forages...

Vitamin E Indicated for Horses Having Colic Surgery

...KERx Nano-E, blood levels of vitamin E rise rapidly and are 75% higher than baseline at six hours after treatment. This makes Nano-E suitable for supplying additional vitamin E and...

Antioxidant Properties of Vitamin E Support Stallion Fertility

...including vitamin E and coenzyme Q10. “Nano E, a rapidly available natural-source vitamin E, demonstrates reproductive benefits for breeding stallions. This highly palatable, liquid form of vitamin E is more...

Does Vitamin A Supplementation Improve Reproduction in Mares?

Reproductive efficiency in the mare is lowest among domestic livestock. Researchers set out to determine if this may be partly dependent on vitamin A status of mares. To test this...

What Type of Vitamin E Is Most Efficiently Absorbed by Horses?

...500 IU of vitamin E from the assigned treatment source for 14 days. The dose rate of vitamin E was doubled at 14-day increments up to 8,000 IU. Plasma tocopherol...

Vitamin E Critical for Nerve Health

A diet that is deficient in vitamin E over a prolonged period can lead to equine motor neuron disease (EMND), a condition in which nerve degeneration is followed by muscle...

Hairy, senior horse with PPID, or Equine Cushing's, grazing in a pasture.

Vitamin E Could Support Immune Function in Horses with PPID

...offering supplementary vitamin E to support the immune system. “Nano-E, developed by Kentucky Equine Research, is a highly bioavailable source of natural vitamin E that boosts body-wide antioxidant defenses and...

Vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10: Antioxidants in Assisted Equine Reproduction

Targeted nutritional supplementation can improve mare and stallion fertility. Nutritionists and veterinarians often recommend antioxidants, including vitamin E and coenzyme Q10, for breeding animals. Assisted reproductive technologies such as embryo...

Why Horse Supplements?

...D in the diet is beneficial. Approximately 40,000- 50,000 IU per day of vitamin A and 4,000-5,000 IU of vitamin D are optimal, but both of these vitamins can be...