Copper Gluconate - Feed Ingredient

Copper gluconate is a mineral supplement formed by combining copper with gluconic acid, a compound derived from glucose through fermentation. It is used in equine feeds and supplements as a source of dietary copper, an essential trace mineral involved in numerous physiological processes including enzyme function, iron metabolism, connective tissue development, and pigmentation.

In equine nutrition, copper gluconate is valued for its bioavailability, meaning it is more readily absorbed and utilized by the body compared to some inorganic copper sources such as copper oxide. It is commonly included in vitamin-mineral premixes, fortified feeds, or targeted supplements to ensure adequate copper intake.

The following equine feeds, supplements and products contain Copper Gluconate as an ingredient.

Feed Name	Brand	ID	Availability	Format	Protein	Fat	ADF	NDF	NSC	DE	Lysine	Calcium	Phosphorus	Magnesium	Potassium	Sodium	Chloride	Iron	Zinc	Copper	Selenium	Biotin	Vitamin E
Biotin Complete	Peak Performance Nutrients	469316		--	37.15%	--	--	--	--	0 mcal/kg	40.54%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	170854.27 ppm	26381.91 ppm	--	1005.03 ppm	--
Gastric Shield	Gastric Shield	1241390		Liquid	--	--	--	--	--	0 mcal/kg	--	8.18%	--	4.65%	--	--	--	--	--	202.02 ppm	--	--	--
Liqui Lyte	Uckele	401593		Liquid	--	--	--	--	--	--	5.3%	1.22%	0.29%	0.71%	6.02%	5.1%	7.35 ppm	5748.78 ppm	402.41 ppm	172.46 ppm	--	--	--
MinerEQ	Omega Alpha	469362		Powdered	--	--	--	0%	--	--	20.02%	12.18%	0%	6.09%	0%	0%	0 ppm	0 ppm	4568.3 ppm	456.83 ppm	15.23 ppm	304.55 ppm	24364.25 KIU
Perfect Balance Electrolite Paste	Peak Performance Nutrients	469335		Paste	--	--	--	0%	--	--	0%	1.6%	--	0.4%	10.1%	11.81%	30.2 ppm	--	181.9 ppm	155.8 ppm	--	--	--
Perfect Balance Electrolite Powder	Peak Performance Nutrients	469334		Powdered	--	--	--	0%	--	--	0%	2.1%	--	1%	18.1%	22.1%	47.2 ppm	--	319.6 ppm	274.4 ppm	--	--	--
Perk-A-Lyte Plus	Cox Vet Lab	469377	--	--	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	--	0%	4.54%	0%	3.03%	11.11%	7.88%	12.32 ppm	707.07 ppm	222.22 ppm	63.63 ppm	0 ppm	--	0 KIU
Platinum Hoof Support	Platinum Performance	401250		Powdered	48%	--	--	--	--	--	68.3%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	22768.7 ppm	20698.8 ppm	--	8297.5 ppm	--
UltraCruz Equine Advanced Hoof Supplement	Santa Cruz Animal Health	430522		Pelleted	26.67%	6.67%	26.13%	36%	--	1.94 mcal/kg	29.16%	1.11%	0.22%	--	--	--	--	--	1666.67 ppm	500 ppm	--	612.39 ppm	--
UltraCruz Equine Electrolyte (paste)	Santa Cruz Animal Health	430582		--	--	--	--	--	--	0 mcal/kg	--	0.6%	0.25%	0.4%	6%	11.76%	18.39 ppm	693.47 ppm	402.01 ppm	160.8 ppm	--	--	--
UltraCruz Equine Iron Charge Plus	Santa Cruz Animal Health	430580	--	--	16.67%	12.22%	15.13%	41.72%	--	3.44 mcal/kg	--	1.11%	--	0.11%	--	--	--	1.44 ppm	1888.89 ppm	1777.78 ppm	33.33 ppm	0.79 ppm	1388.89 KIU
UltraCruz Equine Trace Mineral	Santa Cruz Animal Health	430590		--	15.56%	23.33%	8.25%	22.76%	--	4.03 mcal/kg	--	1.11%	0.67%	0.44%	--	0.07%	0.1 ppm	--	288.89 ppm	105.56 ppm	11.11 ppm	--	--
UltraCruz Equine Wellness Performance Supplement	Santa Cruz Animal Health	430520		Pelleted	--	--	--	--	--	--	4.51%	--	--	0.44%	--	--	--	--	244.44 ppm	66.67 ppm	3.3 ppm	17.15 ppm	4984.89 KIU
Vitamin E, Selenium and Zinc	Peak Performance Nutrients	469349		Powdered	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	9.27%	--	--	--	--	--	--	26777.78 ppm	2111.11 ppm	100.5 ppm	--	275888.89 KIU

Feeds, Supplements & Products

Biotin Complete (Peak Performance Nutrients)

Amino Acid

Hoof Health

Mineral Balance

Vitamins

Biotin Complete by Peak Performance Nutrients is meant to support hoof health for horses that suffer from dry hooves or cracked walls. This supplement contains 20mg of Biotin per serving.

Gastric Shield (Strictly Equine)

Digestion

Gut Health

Health

Ulcers

Gastric Shield by Strictly Equine is a liquid gastrointestinal supplement intended to support a healthy digestive tract by buffering gastric secretions in the gut of horses.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Gut Supplement

Liqui Lyte (Uckele)

Electrolyte

Exercise

Hydration

Recovery

Liqui Lyte is a liquid electrolyte supplement that supplies calcium, sodium, chloride, and magnesium lost in sweat. It utilizes maltodextrin as a simple sugar to increase electrolyte absorption.

Feed Additives Commercial Feeds & Supplements Electrolyte

MinerEQ (Omega Alpha)

Hoof Health

Mineral Balance

Muscle

Vitamins

MinerEQ by Omega Alpha is a powdered vitamin and mineral supplement for horses that provides essential minerals, trace elements, vitamins, and antioxidants to maintain good health.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Minerals Vitamins

Perfect Balance Electrolite Paste (Peak Performance Nutrients)

Electrolyte

Hydration

Performance

Recovery

Perfect Balance Electrolite Paste is an equine supplement containing vitamins and minerals to replenish the nutrients lost during intense exercise. It contains sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and calcium carbonate to supply the electrolytes lost.

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Perfect Balance Electrolite Powder (Peak Performance Nutrients)

Electrolyte

Exercise

Hydration

Recovery

Perfect Balance Electrolite Powder is a powdered supplement containing vitamins and minerals to replenish the nutrients lost during intense exercise. It contains sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and calcium carbonate to supply the electrolytes lost.

Feed Additives Commercial Feeds & Supplements Minerals Vitamins

Perk-A-Lyte Plus (Cox Vet Lab)

Electrolyte

Hydration

Performance

Recovery

Perk-A-Lyte Plus from Cox Vet Lab is an electrolyte supplement intended for performance horses after exercise. Perk-A-Lyte Plus is intended to replenish electrolytes lost during exercise.

Feed Additives Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement

Platinum Hoof Support (Platinum Performance)

Amino Acid

Hoof Health

Mineral Balance

Vitamins

Platinum Hoof Support is an equine hoof supplement providing biotin, the trace minerals zinc, manganese, copper, and cobalt, and the amino acids L-lysine and L-methionine.

Feed Additives Hoof Supplement Mineral Supplements Vitamin Supplements

UltraCruz Equine Advanced Hoof Supplement (Santa Cruz Animal Health)

Amino Acid

Hoof Health

Mineral Balance

Vitamins

UltraCruz Equine Advanced Hoof Supplement contains essential vitamins and minerals to support hoof growth in horses. It comes in a pelleted form with biotin, amino acids and other nutritional building blocks.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement

UltraCruz Equine Electrolyte (paste) (Santa Cruz Animal Health)

Electrolyte

Hydration

Performance

Recovery

UltraCruz Equine Electrolyte Paste is an oral supplement designed to replace minerals that horses lose in sweat while exercises. It provides sodium, magnesium, calcium and trace minerals in a glycerin-based paste.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement

UltraCruz Equine Iron Charge Plus (Santa Cruz Animal Health)

Exercise

Mineral Balance

Nutrients

Vitamins

UltraCruz Equine Iron Charge Plus is a pelleted iron supplement for horses. It contains ferrous gluconate as well as other vitamins and minerals. Most horses exceed iron requirements in the diet and do not need to be supplemented.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement Minerals

UltraCruz Equine Trace Mineral (Santa Cruz Animal Health)

Health

Mineral Balance

Omega 3-6-9

Vitamins

UltraCruz Equine Trace Mineral is a pelleted mineral supplement for horses. It contains 14% protein and supplies several minerals including selenium, copper, zinc, and manganese.

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Minerals

UltraCruz Equine Wellness Performance Supplement (Santa Cruz Animal Health)

Health

Mineral Balance

Omega 3-6-9

Vitamins

UltraCruz Equine Wellness Performance Supplement is formulated to supplement vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and fatty acids to the horse’s diet. This includes zinc, copper, and Vitamin E. It supplies 2 mg of biotin per serving (136 g).

Commercial Feeds & Supplements Supplement

Vitamin E, Selenium and Zinc (Peak Performance Nutrients)

Antioxidant

Muscle

Organic Trace Minerals

Vitamins

Vitamin E, Selenium & Zinc by Peak Performance Nutrients is a powdered vitamin and mineral horse supplement containing antioxidants to help protect against free radical damage and support the immune system and cellular health.

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