Description
Foran Nutri-Gard 3kg
- NUTRI-GARD is a dietetic feedstuff for use in the management of stress related problems in horses.
- Gastric ulcers are very often the result of those problems.
- NUTRI-GARD provides ingredients recommended when negative stress factors create an imbalance between mucus and acid secretions in the stomach.
- When wetted, NUTRI-GARD absorbs a significant volume of water to form an enriched fibrous gel which maintains regular mucosal protection in a very natural feed form and limits the acid attack which is a major cause of gastric ulceration.
- Gastric ulceration (EGUS) is a condition of major significance in horses.
- It can be responsible for underachievement and lack lustre performance in all types of horses as well as missed opportunities and training absences in performance animals.
- Whereas the cause of the condition is complex, nutritional factors are regarded as a major contributor to the condition.
- In particular, digestible fibre is known to be essential for gastric health and motility and is regarded as being an essential dietary constituent that will assist in maintaining a normal gut.
- NUTRI-GARD provides a concentrated source of easily digested soluble fibre so it’s completely available to the horse.
- The Prebiotic Inulin/Oligofructose contained in NUTRI-GARD is a specially selected feed that is beneficial for the growth and colonisation of ‘good bacteria’ (microorganisms important for good health) within the gastrointestinal tract.
- Good bacteria in the gut are competitive against pathogenic bacteria which might otherwise overwhelm the good bacteria if they become too numerous.
- Yeast is also an important source of nutrition to the microorganisms that contribute to a healthy intestinal flora such that feed consumed is best utilized.
- Magnesium helps the transport systems of the body that maintain water and electrolyte concentrations inside and outside the cell membranes, therby maintaining normal cellular activity.
- Grain which may represent a high proportion of the diet is typically low in magnesium.
- It is known that average rested horses if fed well should be able to produce enough of their own Vitamin B requirements, however, race and performance horses may not be able to make sufficient quantities to support their immediate needs, partly because they can only absorb about 25% of what they produce and secondly their requirement increases with stress and digestive disorders.
- Lecithin is a natural lipid of a type normally found in cells (especially those of the nervous system).
- It can exhibit surfactant qualities that reduce surface tension on the surface of gastric juices within the stomach.
- When complexed with the NUTRI-GARD fibre, the lecithin forms a gel on contact with the solution of the water and bicarbonate rich saliva from the mouth secretions thereby improving the protective qualites of the natural mucin layer which acts as a barrier to protect against the acid splashing against the sensitive mucosa.
