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Vitamin E is essential for equine immune function, cardiovascular health, muscle function, exercise recovery and neurological health. Vitamin E is best known for its role as an antioxidant in horses, protecting all cells and tissues from oxidative damage. Our Natural Vitamin E supplement provides this nutrient in a form that is most efficiently absorbed and utilized in tissues.
Canadian customers, please visit Mad Barn Canada to place your order.Mad Barn’s bulk Natural Vitamin E powder can be added to your horse’s diet to ensure they are meeting the Vitamin E requirement and have optimal antioxidant protection.
Our pure Natural Vitamin E (D-alpha-tocopherol) powder provides 405,000 IU/kg. At a typical serving size of 2.5 grams daily (1000 IU), 1 kg of our Vitamin E would last approximately 400 days.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that binds free radicals which are unstable molecules that can damage DNA, cell membranes and other structures within cells. Vitamin E supports the health and function of cells by neutralizing free radicals before they can cause damage.
Oxidative damage in horses due to low vitamin E status may present itself as muscle soreness or slow recovery from exercise and illness.
Vitamin E must be included in the horse’s diet because it can not be made by the horse’s body. A mature, 500kg horse needs about 500 IU of vitamin E per day. This requirement is higher in older horses and horses that are sick to support their increased needs for antioxidant defenses. Vitamin E requirements are also higher for equine athletes engaging in high-intensity exercise.
Pasture grazing is typically a good source of Vitamin E for horses because it is abundant in fresh grasses and legumes. As soon as the plant is cut, vitamin E begins to degrade.
Hay in storage will continue to lose vitamin E, making hay generally deficient in this nutrient. Equine diets that are largely hay-based will likely require supplemental vitamin E.
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that includes eight different compounds. This supplement is composed of pure D-alpha-tocopherol, also known as natural vitamin E, which has much higher bioavailability compared to other sources.
Vitamin E and selenium are both potent antioxidants that work through similar mechanisms to protect horses from free radical damage. Mad Barn’s Omneity and AminoTrace+ are formulated to meet your horse’s vitamin E and selenium requirements to optimize antioxidant protection.
You should always consult a qualified nutritionist before altering your feed program. Submit your horse’s diet for analysis online and one of our equine nutritionists will be happy to provide a complementary review.
| Body Weight | Scoops | Dose | IU |
| Per 100 kg | 0.2 scoops | 1.2 g | 486 IU |
| 300 kg | 0.5 scoops | 3 g | 1215 IU |
| 500 kg | 1 scoops | 6 g | 2430 IU |
| 700 kg | 1.5 scoops | 9 g | 3645 IU | 1 scoop = 9 cc = 6 grams = 2430 IU |
A scale should be used with all individual ingredients to ensure accurate dosing
| GUARANTEED ANALYSIS: Per gram serving |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrient | Concentration | Per 6 G | |
| Natural Vitamin E | 405,000 IU/kg | 2430 | IU |
Ingredients: Natural Vitamin E (D-alpha-tocopherol)
Register & manufactured by: Mad Barn Inc., Petersburg, ON, Canada.
| COST COMPARISON | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Days Supplied | Serving Size | Cost Per Day |
| 1 kg |
166DAYS
|
6GRAMS
|
$0.45/ DAY
|
| 2 kg |
332DAYS
|
6GRAMS
|
$0.45/ DAY
|
| 5 kg |
830DAYS
|
6GRAMS
|
$0.45/ DAY
|
* Based on a 500 kg horse
** Taxes not included in cost calculation
| FEED RATE/COSTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | 1 kg | $75.00 |
| 2 kg | $150.00 | |
| 5 kg | $164.95 | |
| Cost Per Day | 2.5 grams / day 1000 IU |
$0.18 |
| 6 grams / day 2430 IU |
$0.45 | |
Yes
No, our vitamin E is in the natural, d-alpha tocopherol form. It's concentration is 405,000 IUs / kg, so if you were to give 5 grams of it, it would supply ~ 2000 IUs. Read this article to learn more about the different forms of vitamin E.
Vitamin E toxicity is possible but rare and unlikely from eating grass. The upper tolerable intake limit is 100,000 IU which is very high considering the typical feeding rate is around 2000-5000 IU per day.
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