Posts Tagged by antioxidants
I’m not feeding Se anymore. Here’s why.
| November 16, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
So, let’s get to the first tidbit from my nutrition class – I’m changing my vitamin E/Selenium protocol! We’ve talked about Selenium and Vitamin E before, so if you need a refresher, go here. Based on the results of Farley’s blood selenium test at the time of the tie up (low end of normal), I […] more
End of the week catch up
| March 23, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m using today to catch up on any little things that didn’t make it into last weeks posts, and respond to comments that are too involved to be constrained to one little box! (you can tell I’m a vet student when I had to double check the last 2 words of that sentence to make […] more
more on vit E/Se/Balancing rations
| June 7, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s move onto Selenium. Selenium Selenium has a very narrow range of “OK”. Too little is bad, too much is bad. This scares a lot of people. Talk to knowledgeable people in the animal medicine field about selenium supplementation in horses and the first thing I get is a look of concern, followed by “did […] more
Revisiting vit E, Se, and overall nutrition of the endurance horse
| June 5, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
During the last block of my first year of vet school I got to sit through some lectures on nutrition, including a lecture on equine nutrition given by Dr. Claire Thunes. I learned some really interesting stuff that I wanted to pass along to you. The good news is, if you’ve been following this blog […] more
