Discussion on Fat Soluble Vitiamins
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Cheryl A. Painter
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Username: Flask
Post Number: 2
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 21, 2005 - 6:47 am: |   |
Hello Dr. O
It's possible I missed this specific inquiry.
If I understand correctly fat soluble vitiamins are store. But I'm not sure as to how much?
I feed free choice and as one of your older posts asked
"Will a horse freely over eat a vitiamin/minerals until it is toxic to them?"
I'm not really sure if I understood that to be a whinny or a neigh.
I was alway under the impression a horse will only seek out what it needs and will 'stop' when those needs have been satified.
I have three horses a 20 TB, an 8 OLD severly foundered and still recovering a 7 FRES shipped from Holland last year.
I have no idea what the FRES has had in nutiuants. When I put out the B, A and T mix supplements he eats them all and I fill that free choice holder full, I say more than a cup at a time.
I haven't been filling them back up on a daily basis cuz I was a concern about the A mix
A mix
A - 1,800,000 IU/LB
D - 450,000 IU/LB
E - 600 IU/LB
My founder horse has been eating more vitiamins and my older horse lately have been eating more of the B mix.
I feed beet pulb, 1/4 cup corn oil, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, 2 oz flax 2x daily.
My foundered horse gets Happy hoof.
I hate to say it but I do give them Mega Mag too.
I would think this would be enough supplement alone.
But I guess the bottom line will a horse continue to eat vitimins until there is enough stored and then quit?
Or will they continue to eat them cuz they are bored.
Sorry it kinda got long and drawn out.
Cheryl |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 12356
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 21, 2005 - 7:23 am: | |
When offered in excess in a palatable form horses will continue to eat vitamin A and D until they are poisoned. I suggest you follow our instructions on feeding vitamins as explained in Nutrition Overview and then covered in greater detail in the article on Vitamins.
DrO |
