ridecamp@endurance.net: Re:selenium

Re:selenium

Swettboy (swettboy@ncats.net)
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 07:50:26 -0400

I'm confused (happens to me on occasion<g>). I have a huge book, "Feeds
and Nutrition" by a group of experts from a university in Washington State.
They say selenium is toxic. They say it is especially a danger for horses
in states where the soil is high is selenium, mostly the rocky mt. states.

Peggy

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> From: Karen Parker <karen.parker@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> To: horseman@orednet.org
> Subject:
> Date: Wednesday, April 23, 1997 4:16 PM
>
> Hi Alex
>
> Another thing I thought of (Stewart did actually) is are you feeding your
> horse Selenium. As will get quite skitterish if they are getting
> deficiant. You are meant to give them approx. 20ml per month. You get it
> as Selmit 1 or 5 from your vet and it costs around $20.00. We were
advised
> to give them 5ml per week so that they are always getting some, not just
> one big dose once a month. It was also sugested to us to give them
Vitamin
> E in powder form along with the selenium. This also helps to quieten
them
> down.
>
> Sorth a try. Good luck.
>
> Karen
>
> Karen Parker
> Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
>

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