Gastric health and comfort is important for horses, and Uls-gard Solution from Equine America is designed to help support and maintain gut health. Horses digestive systems have developed over thousands of years to be trickle fed and to graze over a long period of time - up to 16 hours per day. This means that they constantly secrete acid to help digest this constant source of food. A grazing horse can also produce 9 gallons of saliva in a day that, as well as lubricating the food, acts to help maintain Gastric PH.
- Powerful and effective liquid formulation to help maintain gastric health and comfort.
- Contains key ingredients traditionally used to help support gastric health, including pectins, lecithin, seaweed gel, aloe vera, marshmallow root, glycine, liquorice.
- Provides nutritional support to help maintain a healthy gastric pH, including calcium and magnesium carbonates.
- Contains natural prebiotics from chicory.
Equine America is BETA NOPS and UFAS assured which means that full product traceability is in place, along with a quality assurance program that minimises the risk of contamination of the feed with prohibited substances and NOPS. Products are formulated to be suitable for horses competing under FEI regulations and the Rules of Racing.
The physical presence of food in the stomach can act as a fibrous matt, a barrier, to further support gastric health. For its size in relation to the animal, a horse's stomach is small and food does not stay there for long, therefore it is important that even for short periods of the daytime without access to forage or graze should be minimised. Providing a small amount of forage, such as a handful of chaff, prior to exercise will also support gastric health and comfort.
There are a number of additional management tips which may also help support gastric health:
- Plan yard and field regimes to avoid stressors such as bullying or excessive activity near the stable.
- Avoid high starch feeds and instead use a forage-based regime with digestible fibre sources and oil to provide additional energy.
- Try to provide periods of turnout or hand-grazing if possible, to enable the horse to benefit from antioxidants in fresh green forage.
- Plan training and competition schedules carefully, especially where long-distance travel may result in restricted forage intake.
- Turnout to grass where practical and possible, ideally with a placid companion, even if only for short periods.
- Ensure ad-lib forage where practical. For good-doers, where calories are restricted, offer very frequent, but controlled amounts of forage, with the largest allocation overnight. Select clean, but low-calorie forage to enable larger amounts to be offered.
- Offer forage in different locations in the stable to encourage natural foraging behaviour.
- Try to reduce social stressors such as bullying stablemates, or proximity to the feed store.
- Feed a good double handful (or 1 round scoop) of alfalfa chaff before exercise or competition warm-up to provide a fibrous "mat" in the stomach - even if forage is available in the stable or lorry.
- Consider replacing some starch-based calories with Equine America Supreme Omega Oil in the diet.
Equine America ULS-gard Solution has been formulated using carefully selected ingredients to help maintain gastric health and comfort, including:
- Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate help to support a healthy gut pH.
- Lecithin - a special type of fat that helps to support healthy stomach lining cells.
- Pectins, Marshmallow root and Liquorice - to help produce mucilage to help support the unprotected upper portion of the stomach.
- Seaweed Gel extract - high molecular weight extract, which swells to many times its original size, forming a protective 'raft' in the stomach, helping to prevent acid splashing.
- Aloe Vera and Glycine - to help support the gastric mucosa (lining of the stomach).
- Prebiotics - from chicory, to help support a healthy gastric microbiome.
Benefits of ULS-gard Solution
- Natural, nutritional support for gastric health and comfort (Calcium, magnesium, lecithin, pectin, glycine).
- Key ingredients traditionally used to soothe the stomach wall (Aloe vera, marshmallow root liquorice).
- Prebiotics from chicory to support a healthy microbiome.
- Palatable and easy to mix for fussy feeders.
- Suitable for foals at a reduced serving rate.
ULS-gard Solution is a complementary feed for horses and ponies, designed to support gastric health as part of a balanced diet.
Directions for Feeding:
For horses and ponies: 30ml twice per day for 21 days. Thereafter 30ml per day. Maximum 60ml per day. Foals: 10ml twice per day for 7 days. Thereafter 10ml per day. Maximum 20ml per day.
Key nutrients/ingredients per 60ml (2 x 30ml) daily serving:
Lecithin 2500mg
Pectin 600mg
Aloe Vera 2000mg
Marshmallow 1500mg
Liquorice 1000mg
Glycine 825mg
Calcium 1000mg
Magnesium 500mg
Prebiotic 2000mg
Seaweed Gel Extract (alginate buffer) 360mg
Additives (per kg):
Sensory additives:
1c322i Lecithin Liquid 41,700mg, 2b17034 Glycine 13,800mg, 2b Althea officinalis (marshmallow) extract 25,000mg.
Composition:
Calcium carbonate, Aloe Vera, Chicory, magnesium carbonate, kaolin, liquorice root, apple fibre pectin, vegetable gel (seaweed buffer).
Analytical Constituents:
Crude Protein 2%
Crude Ash 6.4%
Crude Fat 2.7%
Sodium <1.0%
Crude Fibre 0.3%
Moisture 82%
