The ABC's of Vitamin Nutrition
by Judy Reynolds, PhD, PAS Reprinted with permission from The
Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, February 2002....Although
horses only need relatively small quantities of vitamins, the lack
of those tiny amounts can be devastating to your horse's health.
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Vitamin E
by Judy Reynolds, PhD., P.A.S....Vitamin E is a general term for
compounds with the biological activity of alpha tocopherol.
Tocotrienols are a recently discovered group of compounds that
also have vitamin E activity similar to tocopherols. Vitamin E is
a broad-spectrum lipid antioxidant that functions in cell
membranes and can improve the immune response in horses. .......
Natural Vitamin E for Horses
by Judy Reynolds, Ph.D., P.A.S., Equine Technical Specialist, ADM
Alliance Nutrition....The
body does not store vitamin E as well as it does the other
fat-soluble vitamins. In fact, plasma and liver vitamin E
concentrations fall to pre-supplemented values within three to
seven weeks, respectively, after supplementation is stopped.
Deficiencies of vitamin E and/or selenium can result in several
health problems in horses ............
Natural and Synthetic Vitamin E Sources and
Their Biopotency
by Jerry Faber, Ph.D., ADM Animal Health and Nutrition,
Vitamin E is an essential nutrient for humans and the vast
majority of animals. Recently, the benefits of supplementing human
and animal diets with vitamin E has been greatly emphasized due to
its critical role in many biological functions. Vitamin E provides
the first line of defense in protecting the integrity of body
organs, tissues, and cell membranes from damage caused by
biological oxidation.......
Vitamin E Vitamin E is a general term for
compounds with the biological activity of alpha tocopherol.
Tocotrienols are a recently discovered group of compounds that
also have vitamin E activity similar to tocopherols. Vitamin E is
a broad-spectrum lipid antioxidant that functions in cell
membranes and can improve the immune response in horses. .........
Feeding Vitamins Horses
have a theoretical need for each vitamin, depending on their size,
age reproductive status, gender, temperament and work-load.
Unfortunately, there are no perfect hays or grains that have the
correct vitamin concentrations for horses. And, vitamin
concentrations decline with storage of feeds. .........
Classification and Safety of Vitamins
Vitamins are one of the six general
groups of nutrients needed by horses and other animals. The other
groups are water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and minerals.
Vitamins are carbon-containing compounds that are needed in
relatively small amounts (mg or ug) by the body to support normal
metabolism. ............
Salt and Minerals
Research has shown that horses have
the ability to eat about the correct amount of salt, if it is
readily available. However, they don't have regulatory mechanisms
that trigger their appetite for other individual minerals they
need. And, since minerals interact with each other in the body, it
is important to provide the correct balance of minerals.
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Mineral Quality—Factors to Consider
by M. A. Pothoven, Ph.D., Coordinator of Formulations and
Product Quality Assurance, ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.
Trace Mineralized Salt Blocks Horses Need
More Than a Trace of Minerals
Many people provide horses with a trace mineralized
salt block, assuming this will provide all the minerals a horse
needs. Unfortunately for the horse, when this occurs, mineral
needs may not be satisfied.........
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