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Description:
Healthy gut - Healthy horse.
Max Gut-Health is a unique combination of calcareous marine algae and a highly active live yeast, designed as a probiotic to support a healthy gut environment in horses.
Max Gut-Health’s acts on the gut microflora to:
1. Promote the growth of fibre digesting bacteria
Horses do not have the necessary enzymes to break down fibre and rely on the large population of bacteria present in the hind-gut to carry this out through a process of fermentation. This results in the production of volatile fatty acids that provide a significant source of 'slow release' energy for all horses irrespective of age, breed or workload.
When horses undergo a period of stress fibre fermentation is often decreased. Therefore, promoting the growth of fibre digesting bacteria in the gut reduces the extent of this reduction and helps to maintain gut and animal health.
2. Reduce acid accumulation in the hindgut by competing with lactic acid forming bacteria
The inclusion of concentrates in the horse’s diet is often essential to meet energy, vitamin and mineral requirements. However, when undigested starch and sugars from concentrates reach the hindgut, the microbial fermentation process produces a higher level of lactic acid. This creates a more acidic environment in the hindgut (lowering the pH).
The live yeast within Max Gut-Health competes with lactic acid forming bacteria for sugars in the hindgut to reduce the acid load helping to maintain the correct pH balance.
In addition to the gut health benefits Max-gut health provides a source of bioavailable magnesium and calcium
Magnesium plays an important part in nerve and muscle function. Horses deficient in this important element can show signs of nervousness, wariness, excitability, and muscle tremors; magnesium is often provided for its calming influence on equine. Many magnesium sources aren’t fully bioavailable to the horse meaning that this mineral largely bypasses absorption and is excreted via the faeces, which if in excess can result in diarrhoea. The magnesium in Max-gut health is 98% bioavailable meaning that it is readily available for absorption and to be utilised by the horse, with any excess excreted via the urine. Supplementation of Max-gut health will help to ensure that the horse’s daily requirement is met.
Calcium is essential for skeletal strength, blood clotting, muscle contraction and energy metabolism. In a published equine research trial comparing the calcareous marine algae component of Max-gut health to calcium carbonate, the results showed a significant difference in blood markers of bone metabolism (formation and resorption) and bone density. These results suggest that the bone density support offered by supplementation may help after return to work (Nielsen et al., 2010)(2).
Feeding Guidelines:
Youngstock = 100gr/100kg body weight
Adult horses = 50gr/day
1 scoop = 25gr
We recommend feeding 25gr per feed, morning and evening.
Introduce slowly over 4-5 days.
This product can be fed long term. With some horses you may find you can reduce the dose if they appear well and are getting more out of their forage.
Ingredients:
Analytical Constituents:
Calcium 28.8 %, Phosphorus 0.1 %, Sodium 1.9 %, Magnesium 5.3%, Crude Protein 1.4%, Crude Fibre 0.12%, Crude Oil 0.08%, Crude Ash 84.7%
Additives (per kg)
Micro-Organisms:
500000000000 CFU/kg Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL39885 as Vistacell® (4b1710) for the improvement of feed efficiency and production performance.
Composition:
Maerl, Magnesium Oxide
Milled Seaweed (Calcareous Marine Algae), Vistacell® (live yeast)
Zootechnical additive: gut flora stabiliser Saccharomyces Cerevisiae MUCL 39885 at recommended feed rate provides 2.5 x 1010 CFU 4b1710
Does not contain any banned substances.
No animal products.
Packing:
net weight per tub: 4,5 kg (also 12 kg and 16 kg available)
Im 19 years old I have started my own stable with my girlfriend Lindsey Lebens a couple months ago. I was Belgium champion with the ponies in 2014 , European champion juniors with team Belgium in 2018, won a couple of ranking classes and many more wins in smaller classes
- Improves feed digestibility
- Improves coat and hoof condition
- Provides a bioavailable magnesium and calcium
- Promotes good gut health during periods of stress
- Reduces lactic acid accumulation in the fore and hind gut