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Mad Barn - Natural Vitamin E
Mad Barn's Vitamin E is essential for equine immune function, cardiovascular health, muscle function, exercise recovery and neurological health. Vitamin E is best known for its role as an antioxidant in horses, protecting all cells and tissues from oxidative damage. Our Natural Vitamin E supplement provides this nutrient in a form that is most efficiently absorbed and utilized in tissues.
Purpose:
Mad Barn’s Natural Vitamin E is convenient to add to any horse’s feeding program, ensuring they meet their nutritional requirements and benefit from optimal antioxidant protection.
Unlike competitor products, our pure Vitamin E powder contains no fillers and is highly concentrated, providing 600,000 IU/kg of d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate. Known as natural Vitamin E, d-alpha-tocopherol has significantly higher bioavailability than synthetic Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopherol).
Our bulk natural Vitamin E also offers exceptional value, with an easy-to-feed formulation that can be adjusted to provide your horse with the exact dosage they need. At a typical feeding rate of 1.67 grams (1000 IU) per day, a 500 gram package will last approximately 300 days.
Dosage Per Scoop | |
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1 scoop | 1,000 IU |
2 scoops | 2,000 IU |
5 scoops | 5,000 IU |
Benefits of Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant that binds free radicals – unstable molecules that can damage DNA, cell membranes and other structures within cells. Vitamin E supports the health and function of cells by neutralizing free radicals before they can cause oxidative damage.
Oxidative damage in horses due to low vitamin E status may present itself as muscle soreness or slow recovery from exercise and illness.
Nutritional Requirement
Vitamin E must be included in the horse’s diet, as their bodies cannot synthesize it internally. A mature horse weighing 500 kg (1,100 lbs) requires a minimum of 500 IU of vitamin E daily.
However, senior horses and those affected by illnesses or certain neurological conditions may benefit from higher levels. Equine athletes engaging in high-intensity exercise have elevated vitamin E requirements to support their demanding physical activity.
Grazing pasture is generally a good source of Vitamin E for horses because this vitamin is abundant in fresh grasses and legumes. However, once the plant is cut to make hay, the Vitamin E content begins to degrade.
Over time, the vitamin E content in stored hay continues to decline, resulting in nutritional deficiency among most horses on a hay-only diet. If your horse predominantly eats hay, they will need vitamin E supplementation to ensure optimal levels.
Vitamin E works together with the antioxidant mineral selenium to protect horses from free radical damage.
Always consult a qualified nutritionist before altering your feed program
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