- Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin which has a role in many physiological activities including, reproduction, immune response and nerve and muscle function.
- Vitamin E interrupts the production of free radicals at an early stage of oxidation and before damage occurs.
- Vitamin E is an important nutrient in preventing such damage which can lead to muscle stiffness and soreness with a resultant decrease in performance.
- Horses grazing fresh green pasture for long periods are unlikely to be vitamin E deficient
- A minimum of 1-1.5mg or iu of vitamin E per kg of body weight is required for maintenance of non working productive horses.
- Horses receiving vitamin E alone or selenium and vitamin E show improved immune response,
- vitamin E is important in prevention of exercise induced muscle damage it is not the only agent involved.
- For horses in heavy work these levels need to rise to at least 2mg vitamin E per kg bodyweight and possibly 4mg during prolonged and vigorous exercise such as endurance and distance racing.
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