Mycosorb® Equine Formula
The simple and effective way to deal with Mycotoxins and the threat they pose to your horse's health.
Research into Mycotoxins has shown they present a real and significant threat to the performance and health of horses.
What are Mycotoxins?
Mycotoxins can occur on growing, harvested or stored cereal and forage crops. Invisible to the naked eye, these toxic chemicals are produced by some types of mould growth under certain environmental conditions and can cause serious health problems for horses.
What is the threat?
Mycotoxins have been shown to suppress the immune system and, while severe mycotoxin poisoning (mycotoxosis) can be fatal, moderate exposure has been linked to hypersensitivity and allergies, poor growth rates in young stock, reduced performance levels, liver damage and loss of condition. Some studies have also cited mycotoxins as a possible factor in grass sickness and colic. Certain types of mycotoxin have been shown to have an antibiotic effect; which is undesirable, since antibiotics knock out beneficial bacteria in the gut, resulting in digestive disorders such as scouring or colic. Long term exposure to mycotoxins can, therefore, prove debilitating and leave the horse vulnerable to sickness or disease.
Mycotoxins exert their effects on horses through four primary mechanisms:
- Intake reduction or feed refusal
- Alteration in nutrient content of feed in terms of nutrient absorption and metabolism
- Effects on the endocrine system
- Suppression of the immune system
What's the solution?
As Mycotoxins are odourless and horses cannot taste them in feed, ingestion of contaminated feed or forage and inhalation are all-important causes of exposure. The key in helping to prevent exposure is always to put quality first and only use the best quality feed and forage. However, even good quality forage may have a degree of contamination; we cannot actually see whether mycotoxins are present, there is no way to test for their presence and until now there had been no way to tackle the problem of mycotoxins in hay or haylage for horses.
Developed in partnership with Alltech, Mycosorb Equine Formula is a revolutionary new product designed to help protect horses from the very real threat posed by Mycotoxins present in forage. This natural forage additive specifically targets ingested mycotoxins, removing them from the gut. Distributed exclusively by Happy Horse Products, Mycosorb Equine Formula is easily applied to dry hay or forage prior to steaming in a Happy Horse™ Hay Steamer. Mycosorb Equine Formula is then effectively and evenly distributed throughout the hay, which ensures even and thorough distribution throughout the volume of hay to be fed to the horse.
HAPPY HORSE PRODUCTS MYCOSORB® EQUINE FORMULA
has been scientifically proven to act as an effective 'Mycotoxin binder' which as an additive to a feeding regime can effectively suppress and reduce the contamination by Mycotoxins through a process of absorption used in conjunction with the Happy Horse™ Hay Steamer which is available in number of formats to suit all applications.
Mycosorb is is also available in 25kg bags for yards who are treating large numbers of horses on a regular basis. See our distributor network for ordering online or call ++ 44 (0) 845 370 3113.
Application ...
Only 10g-20g per horse, per day sprinkled evenly before steaming can bring the peace of mind that your horse's performance and health will be protected.
Need to know more...
Go to our pages on What are Mycotoxins? or call us on ++ 44 (0) 845 370 3113. You will also find other related websites on Mycotoxins on our links page here.
