Fat-soluble Vitamins And The Performance Horse

Crandell KM. 1997. Fat-soluble vitamins and the performance horse. Kentucky Equine Research Equine Nutrition Conference, Lexington KY.

Feeding vitamin supplements to horses has become commonplace. There are questions about the necessity of this practice, and the dangers involved. Fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) in particular can be a problem because of their ability to build up toxic levels in the body. In the horse, the amounts of these vitamins needed to prevent deficiency or produce toxicity have been established, but very little work has been done on the effect of exercise on these requirements. This paper addresses functions, forms and requirements of fat-soluble vitamins in the horse.

 

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