Ep. 087: Is Your Horse Deficient? The Critical Role of Vitamin A and E in Their Diet

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr discuss the critical role of vitamin A and vitamin E in horse diets, including:

• How to tell if your horse is deficient in vitamin A or vitamin E
• Which type of vitamin E is more bioavailable to your horse – Natural or synthetic?
• Can an excess of vitamin A or vitamin E in the diet interfere with the absorption of other vitamins?

Learn why choosing the RIGHT vitamin E supplement matters for your horse! Dr. Cubitt breaks down the key differences between synthetic and natural vitamin E supplements, along with which one is best to use and how to use it most effectively for your horse.

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Scientific references – 

~ 17:05 - National Research Council. 2007. Nutrient Requirements of Horses: Sixth Revised Edition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

~18:23 – Benefit of vitamin A to help with uveitis - Yadav UC, Kalariya NM, Ramana KV. Emerging role of antioxidants in the protection of uveitis complications. Curr Med Chem. 2011;18(6):931-42. 

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