 |
A
guide to vitamins and minerals
Provided by
Kelato Animal Health |
| VITAMINS |
|
| Vitamin A |
Maintains vision, improves the
skin and coat and is required for bone and muscle growth |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) |
Maintains appetite and normal nerve
and muscle function and is required for muscle energy generation |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) |
Needed for muscle energy generation
and growth and maintains the integrity of th skin and mucous membranes |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) |
For red blood cell formation
and muscle energy generation. Also maintains healthy skin and
hair. |
| Vitamin B5 |
For muscle energy generation,
growth and normal nerve function. Also involved in maintaining
healthy skin and hair |
| Vitamin B6 |
For red blood cell formation, muscle
energy generation and nervous system function. Aids in maintaining healthy skin and vision |
| Vitamin B12 |
Needed for red blood cell formation,
muscle energy generation and the normal functioning of the nervous
system. |
| Vitamin C |
Required to maintain healthy
cartilage, tendons and bones and acts as an antioxidant to protect
muscles and tissues from oxidative damage. May also assist with
immune function and iron absorption. |
| Vitamin D |
Essential for the absorption of
calcium and phosphorous and for the normal growth of bones and teeth. |
| Vitamin E |
An antioxidant required to protect
muscles and organs from work induced oxidative damage. Important
in reducing or preventing tying up. |
| Vitamin K |
Required to maintain the normal blood
clotting processes. |
| Biotin |
Required to maintain the integrity of
the hooves, hair and skin and is involved in muscle energy generation |
| Folic Acid |
Required for the formation of red and
white blood cells and haemoglobin and is involved in muscle energy
generation. |
| MINERALS |
|
| Calcium |
Required for the growth the
maintenance of bone and for the normal nervous system, cardiac and
muscle function and blood clotting. |
| Chromium |
Required for the regulation of glucose
metabolism. May also reduce plasma lactate during exercise. |
| Cobalt |
Required for the bacterial synthesis
of B12 in the hindgut as has a role in maintaining normal nerve cell
function |
| Iodine |
Essential for the formation of the
thyroid hormones which regulate all of the bodies metabolic processes
including muscle energy generation. |
| Magnesium |
An electrolyte mineral that is
required for the formation of bone as well as for muscle energy
generation and the maintenance of normal nerve function. |
| Phosphorous |
Needed for bone growth and strength,
muscle energy generation, nerve function and pH buffering. |
| Copper |
Needed for iron metabolism, collagen
stabilisation, elastin synthesis and bone development |
| Iron |
Helps to maintain normal metabolism
and is required for haemoglobin synthesis and oxygen transport |
| Selenium |
An antioxidant required to prevent
exercise induced oxidative damage of the muscles and organs.
Important in reducing or preventing tying up. |
| Zinc |
Required for growth and energy
metabolism, bone and cartilage development, wound healing and to
maintain the integrity of the skin, hooves, hair and mucous membranes.
also an essential component of many enzymes |
|
Go Tu Kola |
Source
of B vitamin which aids in concentration and focus, energy metabolism,
fights fatigue, improves blood flow efficiency and neutralizes acids in
the blood stream |
|
Arginine |
Has a role
in insulin production and increases protein synthesis. |
|
Histidine |
Helps
clear nasal passages and is involved in the horse's immune system.
|
|
Tyrosine |
Which
is involved in energy metabolism |
