dac Oil Horse Supplement - 7.5 lb

dac Oil, 7.5 lb 98% Fat A horse supplement with a balanced blend of vegetable and fish oils to help improve overall skin and coat quality as well as providing additional calories to assist in weight gain or maintenance during exercise. Blend of Vegetable Oils: Fat supplementation has many benefits including providing calories for weight gain and providing essential fatty acids to improve skin and coat condition. Feeding fat has also been reported to decrease excitability in nervous horses. Vegetable oils are highly digestible, in excess of 90% digestible by horses. On an equal weight basis, vegetable oil provides horses with 2.5 times the digestible energy of corn and nearly 3 times the digestible energy of feeding oats. Reducing the amount of grain in the diet may decrease the risk of colic and grain overload laminitis. Essential Fatty Acids: Linolenic (Omega-6) and alpha-linolenic (Omega-3) acid can not be synthesized by the body and must be supplied in their diet. Fish Oil & Flaxseed: Very high in Omega-3 fatty acids which enhance overall health in horses. Vitamin E: Fat-soluble vitamin that has an important role as a potent anti-oxidant. Feeding Directions: Maintenance: 1 to 4 ounces per day Performance: 4 to 8 ounces per day Lactation: 5 to 8 ounces per day Weight gain: 6 to 16 ounces per day dac Oil should be introduced into the diet gradually to avoid loose stool. If loose stool should occur, decrease the amount of dac Oil until the horse properly adapts to the diet. MSRP $40.99