Importance of Vitamin E

When discussing equine nutrition we often focus on the larger picture. However, sometimes we need to focus down to the importance of certain nutrients. Vitamin E is one such nutrient. In this week's podcast we focus in on the importance of vitamin E and why owners should be aware of it, and why they need to ensure their horses are receiving enough of it. Vitamin E is not only critical for basic body function, it also imparts many benefits such as its role as an antioxidant. Vitamin E deficiency has the potential to cause serious health problems with your horse. Thus, we discuss this while also highlighting the sources of vitamin E in the diet and explain why a "hay only" diet is not enough to satisfy a horse's vitamin E requirements.  Dr. Rambo also talks about natural versus synthetic sources of vitamin E and how that can influence the diet of a horse. We also give some final tips and considerations when it comes to feeding vitamin E to your horses. 

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