Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Horse Supplements To Circumvent Ailments

By Ryan Ready


Horse Supplements are important as they could provide the nutrients required by your horse which it could not get in its normal meal. Any horse at risk for or showing symptoms of the central nervous system or neuromuscular diseases must receive a certain amount of Vitamin E daily. Young foals and more mature horses should receive supplementation in the range of 400 IU to 600 IU everyday. Horses on poor pasture, in climates where pasture grass is not ample, and horses held mainly in stalls for example show horses or racehorses must receive similar supplements. Diseased, injured, and stressed horses can also benefit from vitamin E.

Broodmares during their final trimester through lactation and rebreeding must also get higher levels of this vitamin. While it won't combat all diseases and health issues, there is considerable evidence that vitamin E at higher doses can lead to better horses. Additional research might even make the function and advantages of this unique vitamin clearer. But as long as it helps avoid and deal with new devastating diseases presently affecting the central nervous systems and spinal cords of our horses, vitamin E supplementation is sensible. It is not only Vitamin E that you should look out for.

A vitamin A deficit may result when there is insufficient green pasture. Horses which are exercised may need more. A serious vitamin B deficit may bring about significant skin conditions, anemia, neurological problems, and can even result in death. Horses that are sick, stressed, or are at a performance level may benefit from supplementation. A vitamin C overdose may result in diarrhea, iron poisoning, anemia, and liver problems. A vitamin D insufficiency can lead to lameness, puffy joints, and fragile bones. An overdose can result in appetite and weight loss, calcification of heart and blood vessels, stiffness and pain, and can even cause death. Horses that have exposure to sunlight generally receive enough. Stalled horses must have enough if their hay consumption is half of their diet, by weight.

Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin as the ultraviolet rays of the sun will convert a compound in the skin into vitamin D. Horses subjected to 4 to 6 hours of outdoor light can make adequate vitamin D even on gloomy days. Also, sun-cured forages include the vitamin. When a horse is not subjected to the sun or is given poor-quality hay, a deficiency could happen. However, levels 10 times than required will likely be toxic, leading to calcium deposition in soft tissues, which can damage muscle, arteries, kidneys, and the heart.

Horse Supplements can ensure your horse's health. Vitamin K is highly provided in all forages, green or dried. It's also made by the microorganisms in the cecum and colon and immersed there. Vitamin K is essential for regular blood coagulation. A deficiency is recognized by inability of the blood to clot when a cut or injury occurs. Excessive vitamin K has been shown to be toxic in certain animals, leading to rupture of the red blood cells.




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