No. 5 Spring Awakening Dr.Weyrauch 4kg RRP 295€ - Bitter substances for a vital horse
In the course of their lives, horses are exposed to situations that can place a heavy strain on the liver, bile ducts and digestion.
These include, first and foremost, contaminated basic feed, worming and vaccinations, medication and, in some cases, poisonous plants.
Many industrial feeds also contain additives such as flavorings, preservatives or binding agents, which are broken down by the liver.
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In certain equine diseases such as infections, Equine Cushing's Syndrome (ECS) and Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS), laminitis and chronic obstructive bronchitis (COB), only a strong liver is able to harmonize the derailed metabolism.
Indications of liver weaknesses and dysfunctions in the digestive tract are often already evident in stomach problems, diarrhea and watery stools.
Allergic events are also associated with liver function.
The liver is strained when it is confronted with an excess of nutrients due to obesity or with harmful metabolic breakdown products in the case of strict diets. A horse whose metabolism has been overloaded by the above-mentioned stresses usually shows this very quickly in the form of performance depression, fatigue and disorders of the entire immune system, for example chronic bronchitis or sweet itch.
Hormonal imbalances and bad moods, as well as aggression and unwilling behavior are also observed with liver problems.
If such disorders are first detected in the blood count, there is already something wrong, as the liver is a highly regenerative organ and only shows signs of damage very late.
Bitter substances in horse nutrition
In nature, horses are not confronted with chemicals or moldy forage or silage. Nevertheless, plants containing bitter substances are part of their natural diet. Surprisingly, horses love bitter plant substances.
Anyone who has ever seen the devotion with which bitter dandelions are consumed when grazing can easily understand this.
The continuous intake of bitter herbs promotes the secretion of bile and thus maintains an alkaline environment in the intestine.
This creates a kind of buffer system that is better able to counteract imbalances. Plants containing bitter substances therefore make an important contribution to the balanced feeding of a horse. This is especially true when horses suffer from laminitis, colic, metabolic and detoxification disorders.
Bitter substances keep digestion going and are good for the liver.
They increase appetite and help horses with stomach problems.
A lack of bitter substances due to one-sided meadow grasses, but also a higher requirement due to circumstances that stress the liver, require nutritive support for the horse.
Bitter substances can be fed safely all year round. If the quality of hay, straw or grain is poor and there is no alternative, or if silage is fed or the pasture is one-sided, it makes sense to feed bitter herbs to promote the flow of bile and improve the intestinal environment.
The need for bitter secondary plant substances increases when introducing a diet for horses suffering from laminitis, ECS or EMS to facilitate the removal of metabolic metabolites via the bile.
Horses that are prone to allergies and sweet itch generally have a greater need for bitter substances in their feed.
No. 5 Spring awakening
The herbal mixture No. 5 Spring Awakening consists of a 100% carefully selected range of herbs and plant parts containing bitter substances of the finest quality, embedded in a base of artichoke and milk thistle.
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