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Understanding Amino Acids
Amino acids are the basic unit of proteins. The cellular ribosomes are protein assembly factories where amino acids are strung together to build proteins according to the formulas contained in the horse’s DNA. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Ribosome. If an amino acid in the … Continue reading
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Tagged amino acids, deficiency, essential, limiting, Lysine, Methionine, nonessential, sulfur, Threonine, Tri-Amino, uckele
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The Science Behind Tendon EQ
I have been asked to explain the scientific reasons behind the ingredients in the Tendon EQ supplement from Uckele https://uckele.com/tendon-eq.html . Tendons and ligaments are composed of interwoven strands of the structural protein collagen. It has been known since the … Continue reading
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Tagged Copper, glycine, Jiaogulan, Lysine, Tendon EQ, uckele, Zinc
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Neuromuscular Support Nutrients
Your horse’s health, happiness and performance depend on normal functioning of the nervous system and muscles. All nutrients have a role to play but some are particularly important. Vitamin E is an antioxidant which becomes incorporated directly into the membranes … Continue reading
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Tagged Acetyl L-Carnitine, Amino acid, brain, horses, leucine, Lysine, muscle, Muscle EQ, nerve, nervous system, Protein, Selenium, stress, Supplements, uckele, Vitamin E
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Tendon Care
We focus a lot of attention on our horse’s moving parts, the bones and joints which bear weight and absorb impact, the muscles which generate movement. Equally important are tendons and ligaments. Tendons originate in muscles and terminate on bone. … Continue reading
Nutritional Support for Shedding
Mother Nature provides our horses with a dense coat to protect them in Winter but getting rid of it in the Spring is a hassle. Shedding is triggered by changes in day length. There are many factors that may either … Continue reading
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Tagged Biotin, Cocosoya, exercise, fat, Lysine, Methionine, shedding, Threonine, Tri-Amino, uckele, vitamin A, Zinc
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Mid-Pregnancy Nutrition
When an average size mare delivers she will have produced a 100+ lb foal, an 11 pound placenta, and as much as 16 pounds of fluid. She has also greatly increased the size and thickness of her uterus and blood … Continue reading
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Tagged calcium, calories, Copper, Hay, Lysine, Methionine, minerals, nutrition, Pregnancy, Protein, whey
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Neurological Herpes Infections
Neurological Herpes, aka EHM – equine herpesvirus myeloencephalitis – is usually caused by a specific strain of the EHV-1 virus which is equine herpesvirus 1. EHV-1 typically causes mild respiratory tract disease or “colds” in young horses. Most adults develop … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidants, biosecurity, EHV-1, Herpes, immune system, Lysine, neurological, nutrition, outbreaks, vaccination
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Nutrition for the Lactating Mare
There is a reason the horse evolved to foal in the Spring. The rich, tender, high moisture young vegetation provides the energy and protein dense nutrition the mare needs to make sufficient milk. In peak lactation the mare needs 1.8X … Continue reading
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Tagged Amino Fac, Base Mix P55, calories, CocoOmega, fatty acids, Foal, lactation, Lysine, Milk and Grow, minerals, Protein, salt, Tri-Amino, Vitamin E
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