Science Supplements Natural E Vitamin E & Selenium Immune Support Supplement

What is Vitamin E?
VitaminE is a powerful antioxidant vitamin that cannot be made by the horseand must be obtained from the diet. Vitamin E is essential for healthyfunctioning of muscles, the immune system, reproductive function and thenervous system. Many horses may have an increased need for Vitamin E,including those on low Vitamin E intake due to low quality forage, thoseon diets with added oil, those in work, "older" animals and those usedfor breeding. Many Vitamin E supplements use the much cheaper syntheticforms of Vitamin E. Natural E, as the name suggests provides a naturalsource of Vitamin E which has up to double the biological activity thansynthetic forms of Vitamin E. Natural E also contains organic seleniumwhich is essential for the optimal activity of Vitamin E. Natural Edeliver 3000IU of Vitamin E activity and 1mg of selenium per daily horsefeeding rate.

What does Vitamin E do?
Vitamin E is central to muscle and nerve function, heart health, immune function, lung health and skin health.

Where do horses get Vitamin E from?
Horsescannot make Vitamin E and must get it from their diet. It is thereforeessential that sufficient Vitamin E is fed or supplemented.

What form of Vitamin E is best - Natural or Synthetic?
ManyVitamin E supplements use the much cheaper synthetic forms of VitaminE. Natural E, as the name suggests provides a natural source of Vitamin Ewhich has up to double the biological activity than synthetic forms ofVitamin E. Natural E also contains organic selenium which is essentialfor the optimal activity of Vitamin E.

Vitamin E in different horse feed materials
VitaminE is higher in fresh forage than in preserved forages. Vitamin E levelsin commercial dry horse feeds are naturally very low due to processingand so Vitamin E must be supplemented. As Vitamin E is a relativelyexpensive feed ingredient the levels added may be on the low side.

What is the difference between mg and IU?
SometimesVitamin E is expressed as the weight in mg or as IU, which stands forInternational Units. The two are related but slightly different. Theweight is the same for different forms of Vitamin E but the IU is how itworks in the body or the activity. So for example, for 1 mg ofsynthetic Vitamin E the biological activity in the body would beequivalent to around 1.5 IU. Feeding 100mg of Vitamin E would thereforegive you 150 IU of Vitamin E activity.

How much Vitamin E do horses need?
Amount per day of Vitamin E for a 500kg horse

How much Natural E do I feed?

1 level 25ml scoop (16.8g) provides 1500IU of Natural Vitamin Eand 0.5mg of Organic Selenium. The daily amount should ideally be splitbetween at least two feeds.

Instructions for use and feeding guide

Level 25ml (16.8g) scoops per day

For horses on low forage intake, breeding stock, or horses on high oil intake:

Pony (approximately 250kg) 1 x 25ml scoops per day

Horse (approximately 450-550kg) 2 x 25ml scoops per day

Large Horse (approximately 750kg) 3 x 25ml scoops per day

For older horses, those in hard work and those needing immune or muscle support:

Pony (approximately 250kg) 1-2 x 25ml scoops per day

Horse (approximately 450-550kg 3-4 x 25ml scoops per day

Large Horse (approximately 750kg) 4 x 25ml scoops per day

Do not exceed the recommended intake. The Vitamin E andSelenium intake from other dietary components should be considered. Ifin doubt, please contact our nutritional helpline for detailed advice.

Active Ingredients: Per daily dose (2 x 25ml) 33.6g provides: Vitamin E 3000IU; 1mg Selenium; 5g L-Lysine; 2g DL-Methionine.

Additives (per kg): Vitamin E (Natural) RRR alpha-tocopherol (3a700) 95.2 KIU/kg.