Novequin Optimizes Digestive Health Throughout a Horse’s Lifetime

Foals

A foal enters the world with a sterile digestive tract; though, it quickly acquires millions of bacteria, both beneficial and harmful. Usually the beneficial bacteria are able to keep the harmful bacteria in check; however, harmful bacteria grow much more quickly than the beneficial ones and can take control of the foal’s young digestive system, with potentially disastrous results. Adding probiotics, enzymes and beneficial yeast to a foal’s diet helps strengthen its immune system and defend against harmful bacterial overgrowth. Probiotics also help stop and prevent diarrhea, loose stools and scours. This will lead to bigger, stronger, healthier animals at weaning.

Adulthood

As a horse matures it faces many stressful situations: weaning, transporting, trailering, showing, changes in housing, changes in weather, sickness, breeding, foaling, injury and chronic pain to name just a few. This stress increases acidity in the
horse’s gut, which can kill off beneficial bacteria; which also occurs with the administration of antibiotics. Introducing
probiotics into the horse’s diet can speed up the recolonization of the digestive tract with beneficial bacteria
and prevent the harmful effects of digestive imbalance, including colic.
Since probiotics and enzymes improve the digestion and absorption of nutrients, even healthy horses can benefit
from supplementation. Optimal digestive health means improved coats, stronger hooves and superior athletic
performance.

Old Age

Older animals are not able to digest, absorb and metabolize nutrients as easily, leading to decreased body weight and deteriorating overall health. Muscle mass begins to decline and connective tissue becomes lax, causing sagging of the topline and belly. The horse’s immune system also suffers, which increases the risk of infections and delays healing. As a result, improving your older animal’s digestive health is vitally important to its longevity. By supplementing your horse’s diet with probiotics, enzymes and beneficial yeast, it will have more nutrients and increased muscle mass, improving the quality of your horses’s overall health.