DR JENNIFER STEWART'S BONE FORMULA® FORTE
FORTIFIED CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT FOR HORSES ON HARD FEED
Trusted product by horse owners & veterinarians.
A unique combination of Organic & Inorganic calcium.
For all horses grazing pastures with soluble & insoluble oxalates
All horses on a calcium deficient diet develop some degree of osteoporosis.
Only 20%-50% of horses with osteoporosis develop Bighead.
Bighead and osteoporosis are a constant risk from high phosphorus, oxalates and phytates in feeds such as cereal and grassy hays, grains, bran and sub-tropical grass (including buffel, panic, kikuyu and setaria) found throughout Australia.
Signs of OSTEOPOROSIS
intermittent, shifting lameness
preference to canter instead of trot
reluctance to move forward freely
dental/chewing problems
poor condition
tendon & ligament problems
‘bighead’
spontaneous fractures……
Maintaining mineral intake throughout a horse’s life helps protect against dietary imbalances and musculoskeletal weakness.
Available in 5kg & 10kg
ANALYSIS (per kg):
Calcium 302g,
Manganese 3855mg,
Copper 2010mg,
Iodine 34mg,
Zinc 3601mg,
Selenium 6.6mg,
Chloride 90g,
Sodium 60g
FEEDING RATES (scoop contains 25g): Weanlings, yearlings & ponies Improved pasture/lucerne: 25g–50g/day
Other diets*: 50g–75g/day Pregnant & lactating mares, mature horses Improved pasture/lucerne: 50g–75g/day
Other diets*: 75g–125g/day
This product does NOT contain restricted animal material. APVMA#: Exempt
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BIGHEAD & OSTEOPOROSIS IN HORSES
The condition 'bighead' was first diagnosed in Australian horses grazing subtropical pastures in 1974. Since then it has been widely recognised in horses grazing buffel, pangola, setaria, kikuyu, green panic, guinea and signal grass. These tropical grasses, planted along the seaboards of Australia, contain oxalate - a chemical that significantly interferes with mineral utilisation by horses.
Known since ancient times, and described as 'animal osteomalacia' by Vegetius in 400AD, bighead occurs in dogs, monkeys, cats, horses, rats, rabbits, pigs and goats - but it is principally a disease of horses. Also known as nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism (NSH) or osteodystrophia fibrosa (OF), bighead was prevalent in the early 1900's in horses fed large amounts of bran by-product, especially mill wheat, hence the name 'bran-disease' and 'millers disease' were used to describe the condition.
Jenquine’s very own Dr Jennifer Stewart is the only Clinical Equine Nutritionist in Australia and her vision is to provide best-practice in equine nutrition and clinical nutritional services. Over the years Jenquine’s products which are formulated and produced in Australia, have been tried and trusted by a number of veterinarians. This booklet has been put together to give you the science behind our products with 179 references backing our science, so you can be assured you are putting the right science in your feed bin from Jenquine. To view our ebook CLICK HERE… If you would like a copy posted to you, email us info@jenquine.com
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