Contents: EMBI-100 equine horse care feed supplement for mycotoxin binding and inhibition, holistic health and nutrition products

How Do Mycotoxins Affect Horses?

EMBI-100 is presently showing a high potential for mycotoxin binding / inhibition and field studies indicate numerous other benefits from the effects of this product.

Although the effects of mycotoxins on horses are not well documented in scientific literature, in field situations apparent mycotoxin problems appear to be significant. Mycotoxins have been implicated in a variety of health problems including colic, neurological disorders, paralysis, hypersensitivity, and brain lesions. The cumulative effect of feeding low levels of mycotoxins may also contribute to a gradual deterioration of organ functions. This in turn affects growth rate, feed efficiency, fertility, respiration rate, the ability to perform work, and life span. Cases of mycotoxin-related horse deaths are consistently reported throughout the southeastern United States. Due to the lack of conclusive scientific research concerning the levels of various mycotoxins tolerated by the horse, emphasis should be placed on feeding mycotoxin-free grain and forage to all horses.

Horses are herbivores with a simple stomach (nonruminant). The large intestine has an active microbial digestive ability to allow digestion of forages. However, in the horse the small intestine, which is the major site of absorption, occurs before the fermentative digestion. As a result, horses are more susceptible to mycotoxins than ruminants, since nutrient absorption occurs prior to fermentative digestion in the horse compared to ruminants in which absorption occurs after fermentative digestion.

Productive or working horses have a high energy requirement and require a higher concentrate intake, and thus would be most susceptible to problems with mycotoxin-contaminated grains. Working horses would include growing horses less than two years of age, brood mares in late gestation and early lactation, and horses at moderate or intense work levels.

Other horses, that are only lightly worked, would be more likely to be exposed to mycotoxin-contaminated hays or forages. Since moldy forages are generally less palatable than normal forage, horses fed moldy forages typically refuse feed before ingesting enough feed to cause severe intestinal tract damage. Mild colic is typically noted in such cases. Unfortunately, most molds associated with grains fed to horses do not readily affect palatability. Consequently, horses are most often exposed to the mycotoxins found in grains. Grain mycotoxins are readily absorbed and should be considered to be potentially lethal for horses.(NC State University)

                         How Could EMBI-100 Help?

EMBI-100 contains natural highly adsorbent montmorillonite layered silicate mineral clays and humified vegetable carbons with a honey comb pores structure, containing a myriad of substances found in several naturally occurring deposits of minerals produced by metamorphic and sedimentary activities of the earth's geology millions of years ago.

EMBI-100 also contains MOS mannan oligosaccharides glucomannans and FOS fructose oligosaccharides, dried lactobacillus acidophilus whey fermentation solubles combined with specific botanical herbal extracts known for their nutraceutical effects in animal feeds.

The ingredients contained in EMBI-100 are not affected by high extrusion temperatures or pelleting

The ingredients contain aggregate forming molecules that act as chelating agents which can mobilize nutrients across various tissue membranes, thereby increasing the hio-availability of nutrients, especially minerals within the horse feed. These nutrients are often complexed (tied-tip) by such agents phytates and phosphates etc.

In addition to the benefits associated with the physical dynamics of Equitrol Premix, it also provides a nutrient-dense source of rare, naturally chelated macro and micro nutrients which are no longer readily supplied by various feed-stuffs due to soil depletion and processing methods.

Equitrol is a source of biosis factors, pathogen inhibition resulting from the addition lactobacillus acidophilus whey fermentation solubles rich in lactic acid, lactose, amino acids and other undefined nutrient factors (U.N.F's.) created during the fermentation process.

Typical Indications: EMBI-100 potential benefits when added to horse feed formulas:

(1)    Binding and inhibition of mycotoxins
(2)    Helps reduce blood urea nitrogen  B.U.N.
(3)    Provides naturally chelated minerals
(4)    Normalize acid alkaline balance in gut
(5)    Stimulates production of digestive enzymes
(6)    Stimulates the growth of beneficial intestinal micro-flora
(7)    Improves feed conversion less fecal output

Please Note: Adding a bit of raw honey or molasses enhances the flavor for finicky horses. This will also allow the powdered product to stick and adhere to the grains and will prevent settling to the bottom of feeding bowls.

Contains No Animal or Rendering By-Products

General: Free Choice Horses daily ration use 2 to 3 oz per/head/day