| Direct-fed Microbial Products and Laminitis Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS Conklin Co. Inc. Laminitis and the resulting hoof damage originates with changes in a horse’s blood chemistry. Excessive fermentation of grain, and sometimes lush forages, in the digestive tract initiates a sequence of events leading to grain or grass founder. Direct-fed microbial cultures feature beneficial bacteria and yeast or yeast culture. Experience has led many in the horse industry to conclude that direct-fed microbial products, or probiotics, can be an effective management aid for reducing the opportunities for laminitis and enhancing hoof recovery. However, direct-fed microbial products will not prevent laminitis. Grain digestion results in lower pH levels in a horse’s intestinal tract than forage fermentation, as well as shifts in the type of bacteria present. Overconsumption of grain or rapid starch fermentation creates conditions favorable to undesirable bacteria that can dramatically alter the digestive tract environment. The harmful bacteria secrete a lactate structurally constructed to resist metabolism by horses. Consequently, lactate concentrations increase in the intestinal tract and blood system while depressing pH levels. While horses have many means of stabilizing their blood pH, severe increases in intestinal and blood lactate will impair normal body function. In addition, acidity in the horse’s digestive system results in situations leading to the production and absorption of bacterial endotoxins. The endotoxins and other microbial or horse metabolic products can restrict blood flow from the hoof. Reduced blood circulation prevents oxygen from reaching hoof cells for normal functioning. Hoof damage increases with the amount of time that hoof cells are deprived of oxygen. Maintaining a consistent digestive tract can reduce the incidence of laminitis. Avoiding large feedings of concentrates and providing a greater proportion of quality forages are a few of many management practices that aid in establishing a steady intestinal tract. Horse owners are increasingly using certain naturally occurring bacterial and yeast cultures as management tools to stabilize the digestive tract. Research indicates that these direct-fed microbial products enhance fiber fermentation to enable horses to receive a greater proportion of their energy from forages. Although some horse owners are able to feed greater proportions of forages while supplementing their horses with microbial cultures, each horseowner must evaluate each animal individually for the desired body condition. In addition to potentially shifting the horse’s diet to a safer percentage of concentrates, research suggests that the microbial cultures aid in controlling the harmful pH-reducing bacteria. Horses are able to metabolize the form of lactate produced by the beneficial bacterial species approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Scientists are evaluating various methods the bacteria use to limit the growth of the damaging bacteria. Research also indicates that feeding yeast and yeast culture aids in creating a positive balance of health-promoting bacteria. Direct-fed microbial cultures attach to the lining of the small intestine to improve nutrient absorption, according to numerous scientific studies. Enhancing nutrient absorption could improve hoof rehabilitation after foundering. Many farriers indicate that improved hoof growth and integrity are telltale signs of a horse supplemented with microbial cultures. Laminitis results from alterations in the horse’s blood chemistry. The horse industry is learning that direct-fed microbial cultures are a valuable management aid for reducing the opportunities of digestive related laminitis and enhancing hoof repair after foundering. CONTACT ME: SANDRA PHIPPS ON HOW TO PURCHASE FASTRACK PROBIOTICS, AND FASTRACK EQUINE GEL AT WAY BELOW RETAIL PRICE!!! YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP OF 25.00 AND PURCHASE FASTRACK AT UP TO 40% OFF RETAIL, AFTER 1800.00 HAS BEEN PURCHASED (NO TIME LIMIT, OR MONTHLY AMOUNT TO PURCHASE) YOU THEN WILL PURCHASE PRODUCTS AT WHOLESALE COST! TESTIMONIALS OF FASTRACK FASTRACK & LAMINITIS FORTIFIER FASTRACK & LACTIC ACID BENEFITS FOR MARE & FOAL MICROBIAL BENEFITS PRICES: RETAIL, IBO PRICE, WHOLESALE Back to Lakeview Enterprises Main Site |
| Fastrack® Probiotic Pack Listed Organic by OMRI SHAKOPEE, MINN. (April 29, 2002) – Conklin Company, Inc., a Minnesota-based manufacturer of animal products, has obtained OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) Listing for Fastrack® Probiotic Pack as an organic feed ingredient (Product Nr. ckc-9286). OMRI’s primary mission is to publish and distribute lists of materials allowed and prohibited for use in the production, processing and handling of organic food and fiber. Fastrack Probiotic Pack provides natural, health-promoting lactic acid-producing bacteria, yeast culture and other components for animal digestive systems, encouraging proper digestion and peak performance. Probiotic Pack has demonstrated the ability to stabilize the digestive tract microflora during weaning, feed changes, transporting and other challenging periods. Researchers and livestock producers cite the most frequently mentioned benefits of Fastrack Probiotic Pack as improved health, increased rate of gain, improved survivability and enhanced appetite of livestock supplemented with Fastrack Probiotic Pack. Fastrack Probiotic Pack was first introduced in 1985 and continues to be the flagship product of Conklin’s Animal Products division. Conklin markets these products through a nationwide network of independent business owners. TO BECOME A DISTRIBUTOR OR JUST GET PRODUCTS AT UP TO 40% OFF RETAIL PRICE OR EVEN WHOLESALE, CONTACT ME! SANDRA PHIPPS 1-866-290-9431 LAKEVIEW ENTERPRISES SPHIPPS@CONKLINMAIL.COM |
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